Editing Andy Murray (section)

==Professional career==
===2000s===
====2005: Turning professional====
Murray began 2005 ranked No. 407,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/rankings/singles/?rankDate=2005-1-10&countryCode=all&rankRange=400-500|title=ATP Singles Rankings|website=ATPTour.com|access-date=19 November 2019|archive-date=19 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419050406/https://www.atptour.com/en/rankings/singles/?rankDate=2005-1-10&countryCode=all&rankRange=400-500|url-status=live}}</ref> but whilst in South America in January he injured his back and was forced to take three months off.<ref name="Injury 2004-2005" />

In March, he became the youngest Briton to play in the [[Davis Cup]].<ref name="Youngest">{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/4319789.stm|title=GB pair take stunning doubles win|work=BBC Sport|date=5 March 2005|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=1 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101000443/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/4319789.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> Murray turned professional in April and was given a [[Wild card (sports)#Professional tennis|wild card]] entry to a clay-court tournament in Barcelona, the [[Open SEAT]], where he lost in three sets to [[Jan Hernych]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Andy-Murray.aspx?t=pa&y=2005&m=s&e=0|title=ATP Player Overview – Andy Murray|website=ATPTour.com|access-date=20 April 2013|archive-date=22 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022090256/http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Andy-Murray.aspx?t=pa&y=2005&m=s&e=0|url-status=live}}</ref> In April, Murray parted acrimoniously from his coach Pato Alvarez, complaining about his negative attitude.<ref name="Mark Petchey">{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/mark-petchey-serving-andy-harsh-truths-at-the-start-of-an-epic-journey-296371.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/mark-petchey-serving-andy-harsh-truths-at-the-start-of-an-epic-journey-296371.html |archive-date=7 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Mark Petchey: Serving Andy – harsh truths at the start of an epic journey|newspaper=The Independent|date=2 July 2005}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Murray then reached the semi-finals of the boys' French Open, where he lost in straight sets to [[Marin Čilić]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/low/tennis/4608493.stm|title=Murray loses in French semi-final|work=BBC Sport|date=3 June 2005|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=1 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101000432/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/4608493.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Mark Petchey]] became Murray's coach.<ref name="Mark Petchey" /> Given a wild card to [[Queen's Club Championships|Queen's]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/low/tennis/4603449.stm|title=Murray given wildcard for Queen's|work=BBC Sport|date=2 June 2005|access-date=26 April 2010|archive-date=1 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101000529/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/4603449.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> Murray progressed past [[Santiago Ventura Bertomeu|Santiago Ventura]] in straight sets for his first ATP match win.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atpworldtour.com/Share/Event-Draws.aspx?e=311&y=2005|title=Tennis – ATP World Tour – Draws|website=ATPTour.com|access-date=5 July 2012|archive-date=23 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023192408/http://www.atpworldtour.com/Share/Event-Draws.aspx?e=311&y=2005|url-status=live}}</ref> Following a second-round win against [[Taylor Dent]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/4074906.stm|title=Murray excels in defeating Dent|work=BBC Sport|date=8 June 2005|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=16 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116053029/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/4074906.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> he lost to former Australian Open champion [[Thomas Johansson]] in the third round in three sets after cramping and twisting his ankle.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/4078248.stm|title=Gallant Murray falls to Johansson|work=BBC Sport|date=9 June 2005|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=9 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009135132/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/4078248.stm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/4628225.stm|title=Petchey makes Murray fitness vow|work=BBC Sport|first=Simon|last=Austin|date=27 June 2005|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=25 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725111240/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/4628225.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> Following his performance at Queen's, Murray received a wild card for [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]. Ranked No. 312, Murray became the first Scot in the [[Open Era]] to reach the third round of the men's singles tournament at Wimbledon.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/2709427/Andy-Murray-Career-highs-and-lows---US-Open-Tennis.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080911122527/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/2709427/Andy-Murray-Career-highs-and-lows---US-Open-Tennis.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 September 2008|title=Andy Murray: Career highs and lows|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|location=London|date=9 September 2008}}</ref> In the third round, Murray lost to 2002 Wimbledon finalist [[David Nalbandian]] due to cramping and fatigue, having led two sets to love.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/4619129.stm|title=Brave Murray falls to Nalbandian|date=25 June 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061114050913/https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/4619129.stm |archive-date=14 November 2006 |url-status=live|work=BBC Sport |first=Caroline |last=Cheese}}</ref>

Murray won Challenger events on the hard courts of [[Aptos]] and [[Binghamton, New York]]. At [[Cincinnati Masters|Cincinnati]], he lost in three sets to then-No. 4, [[Marat Safin]]. With a wild card entry, Murray beat [[Andrei Pavel]] in the first round of the [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]], where he recovered from down two sets to one to win his first five-set match.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/4199444.stm|title=Brave Murray through in five sets|work=BBC Sport|date=31 August 2005|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=1 November 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051101132818/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/4199444.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> However, he lost in the second round to [[Arnaud Clément]] in five sets.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/4206614.stm|title=Battling Murray crashes out in US|work=BBC Sport|date=3 September 2005|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=6 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506051247/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/4206614.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> Murray was again selected for the Davis Cup match against Switzerland. He lost in straight sets to [[Stanislas Wawrinka]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieID=100006618|title=Tie Details|website=daviscup.com|date=25 September 2005|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=26 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226000756/http://www.daviscup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieID=100006618|url-status=live}}</ref> Murray made his first ATP final at the [[PTT Thailand Open (ATP)|Thailand Open]] where he lost to No. 1 [[Roger Federer]] in straight sets.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/4300644.stm|title=Federer outguns impressive Murray|work=BBC Sport|date=2 October 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205045425/https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/4300644.stm|archive-date=5 December 2008|url-status=live}}</ref>

Murray beat [[Tim Henman]] in their first meeting, at the [[2005 Davidoff Swiss Indoors – Singles#Top Half|Basel Swiss Indoors]] in the first round, and reached the quarter-finals.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/4372118.stm|title=Murray holds nerve to beat Henman|work=BBC Sport|date=26 October 2005|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=5 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505180234/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/4372118.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>

Murray completed the year ranked No. 64 and was named the 2005 [[BBC Scotland Sports Personality of the Year]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2005/12_december/09/murray.shtml|title=BBC Scotland audiences serve ace result for Andrew Murray in Sports Personality poll|work=BBC|date=9 December 2005|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=11 February 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070211215516/https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2005/12_december/09/murray.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref>

====2006: First ATP title and British No. 1====
The 2006 season saw Murray compete on the full circuit for the first time and split with his coach Mark Petchey<ref>{{cite news|title=Murray splits from coach Petchey|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/4910582.stm|work=BBC Sport|date=14 April 2006|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=11 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911121448/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/4910582.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> and team up with [[Brad Gilbert]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Gilbert accepts Murray coach role|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/5192008.stm|work=BBC Sport|date=26 July 2006|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=19 March 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070319224336/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/5192008.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>

At [[San Jose, California|San Jose]] in February, Murray defeated a top ten player for the first time, [[Andy Roddick]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/4728788.stm|title=Murray stuns Roddick in San Jose|work=BBC Sport|date=19 February 2006|access-date=25 May 2010|archive-date=27 February 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070227085145/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/4728788.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> Murray went on to win the title, beating No. 11 [[Lleyton Hewitt]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/4729100.stm|title=Magic Murray claims maiden title|work=BBC Sport|date=20 February 2006|access-date=25 May 2010|archive-date=24 February 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070224031449/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/4729100.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> As a result, Murray became the British No. 1 later that month, ending [[Tim Henman]]'s seven-year run. Murray was now world No. 42, [[Greg Rusedski]] No. 43, and Tim Henman No. 49.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/4754030.stm|title=Murray is new British number one|work=BBC Sport|date=27 February 2006|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=19 May 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090519094917/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/4754030.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> Rusedski regained his British No. 1 status on 15 May<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atpworldtour.com/en/rankings/singles?rankDate=2006-05-15&rankRange=0-100&countryCode=GBR|title=British Rankings 2006.05.15|website=ATPTour.com|date=15 May 2006|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=22 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722070113/https://www.atpworldtour.com/en/rankings/singles?rankDate=2006-05-15&rankRange=0-100&countryCode=GBR|url-status=live}}</ref> for eight weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atpworldtour.com/en/rankings/singles?rankDate=2006-07-03&rankRange=0-100&countryCode=GBR|title=British Rankings 2006.07.03|website=ATPTour.com|date=3 July 2006|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=22 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722070129/https://www.atpworldtour.com/en/rankings/singles?rankDate=2006-07-03&rankRange=0-100&countryCode=GBR|url-status=live}}</ref>

Murray suffered a straight sets defeat at the Australian Open, to [[Juan Ignacio Chela]] in the first round<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/4617392.stm|title=Murray suffers tame loss to Chela|work=BBC Sport|date=17 January 2006|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=20 February 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060220232319/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/4617392.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> and to [[Gaël Monfils]] at the French Open, in five sets.<ref>{{cite news|title=Injured Murray beaten by Monfils|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/5029854.stm|work=BBC Sport|date=30 May 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061119201802/https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/5029854.stm |archive-date=19 November 2006 |url-status=live}}</ref> Murray reached the fourth round for the first time at both Wimbledon (beating 3rd seed Andy Roddick in the 3rd round) and the US Open.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/5142184.stm|title=Tame Murray beaten by Baghdatis|work=BBC Sport|date=3 July 2006|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=22 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922010059/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/5142184.stm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/5314496.stm|title=Davydenko swiftly ends Murray bid|work=BBC Sport|date=5 September 2006|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=26 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526080723/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/5314496.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>

Murray played in Davis Cup ties against [[Serbia]], [[Israel]] and [[Ukraine]]. Murray missed the opening singles matches before losing the doubles as Britain lost their tie against Serbia.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/4890440.stm|title=GB struggling after doubles loss|work=BBC Sport|date=8 April 2006|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=21 November 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061121001057/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/4890440.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> During the tie with Israel, Murray won his rubber and lost the doubles before pulling out with a neck injury before the reverse singles, as Britain lost the tie.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/5203966.stm|title=Murray fights back to level tie|work=BBC Sport|date=21 July 2006|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=22 August 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060822075053/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/5203966.stm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/5205690.stm|title=Davis Cup doubles woe for Britain|work=BBC Sport|date=22 July 2006|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=8 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008150159/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/5205690.stm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/5207746.stm|title=Delgado loss spells woe for Brits|work=BBC Sport|date=23 July 2006|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=15 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215125909/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/5207746.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> Against Ukraine, Murray won both his singles rubbers, but lost the doubles, as Britain won the tie.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/5366740.stm|title=Battling Brits boost survival bid|work=BBC Sport|date=22 September 2006|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=1 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101000530/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/5366740.stm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/5373358.stm|title=Murray & Delgado crash in doubles|work=BBC Sport|date=23 September 2006|access-date=20 April 2013|archive-date=11 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011113219/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/5373358.stm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/5375208.stm|title=Murray win seals British survival|work=BBC Sport|date=24 September 2006|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=8 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408003937/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/5375208.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>

At the Masters, Murray lost in the first round in Miami,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/4824248.stm |title=Murray suffers early Miami exit |work=BBC Sport |date=23 March 2006 |access-date=22 July 2018 |archive-date=13 November 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061113170800/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/4824248.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Monte Carlo and Rome.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/4919406.stm |title=Murray out as cramps strike again |work=BBC Sport |date=18 April 2006 |access-date=22 July 2018 |archive-date=22 May 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070522093712/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/4919406.stm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/4754633.stm |title=Murray out in Rome, Henman wins |work=BBC Sport |date=9 May 2006 |access-date=22 July 2018 |archive-date=1 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101000450/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/4754633.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Murray went out of the tournaments in Indian Wells and Hamburg in the second round.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/4800184.stm|title=Murray bows out of Indian Wells|work=BBC Sport|date=12 March 2006|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=27 April 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060427102931/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/4800184.stm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/4988288.stm|title=Murray falls to defeat by Blake|work=BBC Sport|date=17 May 2006|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=9 October 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009040259/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/4988288.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> Murray reached his first Masters semi-final in [[Toronto]] at the [[Rogers Cup (tennis)|Rogers Cup]], losing to [[Richard Gasquet]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/4786127.stm|title=Murray falls to guile of Gasquet|work=BBC Sport|date=12 August 2006|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=26 August 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060826115151/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/4786127.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>

At [[Western & Southern Financial Group Masters|Cincinnati]], Murray became only one of two players, alongside [[Rafael Nadal]], to defeat Roger Federer in 2006, breaking the Swiss star's 55 match winning streak on hard courts.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/4797657.stm|title=Brilliant Murray outplays Federer|work=BBC Sport|date=16 August 2006|access-date=20 April 2013|archive-date=17 September 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080917221155/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/4797657.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> He lost two rounds later to Andy Roddick, but broke into the top 20 for the first time.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/5263240.stm|title=Roddick defeats exhausted Murray|work=BBC Sport|date=19 August 2006|access-date=20 April 2013|archive-date=31 August 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060831043231/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/5263240.stm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/5270502.stm|title=Murray breaks into world top 20|work=BBC Sport|date=21 August 2006|access-date=20 April 2013|archive-date=31 August 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060831043245/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/5270502.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> In the final two Masters events in Madrid and Paris, Murray exited both tournaments at the last-16 stage ending his season, with losses to [[Novak Djokovic]] and [[Dominik Hrbatý]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/6067636.stm|title=Madrid losses for Murray & Henman|date=19 October 2006|access-date=11 March 2011|work=BBC Sport|archive-date=27 November 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061127035651/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/6067636.stm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/6109450.stm|title=Hrbaty win ends Murray's season|date=2 November 2006|access-date=11 March 2013|work=BBC Sport|archive-date=8 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408090127/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/6109450.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> Murray was a finalist at the [[Legg Mason Tennis Classic]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/5249804.stm|title=Murray loses in Washington final|work=BBC Sport|date=6 August 2006|access-date=20 April 2013|archive-date=29 August 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060829163450/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/5249804.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> Playing doubles with his brother in Bangkok the pair reached the final.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/5396382.stm|title=Blake blasts to Bangkok victory|work=BBC Sport|date=1 October 2006|access-date=20 April 2013|archive-date=5 January 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070105224842/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/5396382.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> After the French Open, where Murray was injured again, he revealed that his bones hadn't fully grown, causing him to suffer from cramps and back problems.<ref>{{cite news|title=Murray plays down injury worries|date=30 May 2006|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/5031414.stm|work=BBC Sport|access-date=6 September 2010|archive-date=29 December 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061229022258/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/5031414.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> He finished the year ranked 17.

====2007: Ascending to the top 10====
Murray reached the fourth round of the [[2007 Australian Open – Men's singles#Section 8|Australian Open]], where he lost a five-set match against No. 2, Rafael Nadal.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/6286767.stm|title=Valiant Murray succumbs to Nadal|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=22 January 2007|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=31 January 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131103132/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/6286767.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>

Following the [[2007 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's singles|Miami Masters]], where he reached the semi-finals,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/6509315.stm|title=Djokovic thrashes Murray in Miami|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=31 March 2007|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=9 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609033231/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/6509315.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> Murray reached the No. 10 ranking on 16 April.<ref name="Singles ranking">{{cite web|url=https://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/andy-murray/mc10/rankings-history|title=Andy Murray – Singles Rankings|website=ATPTour.com|access-date=3 June 2016|archive-date=16 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116055737/https://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/andy-murray/mc10/rankings-history|url-status=live}}</ref>

The British No. 1 sustained tendon damage during his first round match at the [[2007 Qatar Telecom German Open|German Open]] in Hamburg. Murray was up 5–1 when he hit a forehand from the back of the court and snapped the tendons in his wrist, leaving him out of action from 15 May until 7 August, thereby missing Wimbledon.<ref name="2007 wrist injury">{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/6974921.stm|title=Beaten Murray looks to Davis Cup|date=2 September 2007|work=[[BBC Sport]]|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=11 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011113355/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/6974921.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> During this rest period, Murray rose to No. 8, but by 7 August, he had dropped to No. 14.<ref name="Singles ranking" />

Murray suffered a third round loss at the [[2007 US Open – Men's singles#Section 3|US Open.]] At the Masters tournaments, Murray reached the semi-finals of Indian Wells and Miami. At Rome and Cincinnati, Murray exited in the first round whilst going out in the second in Canada. In the final two masters tournaments, Murray exited in the third round in Madrid and he went out in the quarter-finals of Paris. Murray won titles in San Jose and St. Petersburg.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/6374011.stm|title=Murray fights back to keep title|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=19 February 2007|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=9 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909054320/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/6374011.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> He also reached the final of tournaments in Doha and Metz, finishing the season ranked 11th in the world.<ref name="Singles ranking" />

In November, Murray split with his coach Brad Gilbert and added a team of experts along with [[Miles Maclagan]], his main coach.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7095903.stm|title=Murray assembling team of experts|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=30 November 2007|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=18 November 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071118160414/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7095903.stm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8131310.stm|title=Who are Team Murray?|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=27 August 2009|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=1 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101000952/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/8131310.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>

====2008: First major final and Masters titles====
[[File:Andy Murray at the 2008 US Open3.jpg|thumb|Murray at the 2008 US Open]]
In 2008, Murray suffered a first round loss at the Australian Open to eventual runner-up Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, and a third round loss at the French Open to [[Nicolás Almagro]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/australianopen/2288937/Andy-Murray-knocked-out-of-Australian-Open.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/australianopen/2288937/Andy-Murray-knocked-out-of-Australian-Open.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Andy Murray knocked out of Australian Open|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|location=London|date=14 January 2008|access-date=27 April 2010|last1=Hodgkinson|first1=Mark|last2=Hodges|first2=Vicki}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Murray then made his first Grand Slam quarter-final at Wimbledon before making his first final at the US Open. In the fourth round at Wimbledon, Murray defeated Frenchman [[Richard Gasquet]] in five sets after trailing two-sets-to-love, a match that garnered excitement and attention in the British press.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/jun/30/wimbledon.tennis9 |title=Wimbledon 2008: Murray clinches five-set thriller to reach last eight|newspaper=The Guardian|date=30 Jun 2008|access-date=25 February 2025|last1=Roopanarine|first1=Les}}</ref> He then lost in straight sets to the eventual champion, [[Rafael Nadal]]. During the tournament in New York, Murray claimed his first win over Nadal. That victory meant that he became the first player from Britain since Greg Rusedski in [[1997 US Open – Men's singles|1997]] to reach a major final.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7602257.stm|title=Murray stuns Nadal to reach final|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=7 September 2008|access-date=27 April 2010|last=Newbery|first=Piers|archive-date=12 September 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080912031446/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7602257.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> In his first Grand Slam final Murray suffered a straight sets loss to Federer.<ref name="autogenerated2">{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7603307.stm|title=Superb Federer ends Murray dream|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=9 September 2008|access-date=27 April 2010|last=Newbery|first=Piers|archive-date=20 February 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220024932/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7603307.stm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/andy-murray-blames-olympic-failure-on-unprofessional-attitude-gk9gnrfskbs|title=Andy Murray blames Olympic failure on 'unprofessional' attitude|date=14 August 2008|access-date=27 April 2010|location=London|newspaper=[[The Times]] |url-access=subscription}}</ref> At the [[2008 Summer Olympics|Beijing Olympics]], Murray suffered one of the worst defeats of his career, losing his first round singles match to No. 77 [[Yen-hsun Lu]] of Taiwan in straight sets. That abject defeat was still on his mind in a BBC interview five years later – despite an intervening Olympic gold medal and a head-to-head win – when he met the same player (now ranked No. 75) in the second round of Wimbledon 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/23051015|title=Murray wary after Beijing loss to Lu|date=25 June 2013|work=BBC Sport|access-date=17 July 2013|archive-date=5 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505020129/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/23051015|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the Masters tournaments, Murray went out in round four in Indian Wells and the first round of Miami. In the clay Masters Murray made the third round of Monte Carlo and Hamburg and the second of Rome. On the American hard court swing Murray made the semi-finals of Toronto before winning his first Masters shield in Cincinnati. He added another shield to his collection in Madrid;<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/oct/20/tennis-andymurray|title=Murray masters Madrid on his path to grander ambitions|newspaper=The Guardian|location=London|date=20 October 2008|access-date=27 April 2010|last=Bierley|first=Steve|archive-date=26 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226212928/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/oct/20/tennis-andymurray|url-status=live}}</ref> before losing in the quarter-finals of Paris. Now at No. 4 in the world, Murray qualified for the first time for the [[ATP World Tour Finals|Masters Cup]]. He played well in defeating an injured Federer<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/7729083.stm|title=Murray knocks out ailing Federer|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=14 November 2008|access-date=21 October 2011|archive-date=6 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306021959/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/7729083.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> but lost to Davydenko in the semi-finals.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7730207.stm|title=Davydenko ends Murray's Cup run|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=15 November 2008|access-date=27 April 2010|archive-date=25 January 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090125201136/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7730207.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> Murray ended 2008 ranked No. 4. Murray also won tournaments in Doha, Marseille and St Petersburg.

====2009: world No. 2 and two Masters titles====
At the [[2009 Qatar ExxonMobil Open|Qatar Open]] in [[Doha]], Murray beat Andy Roddick in straight sets in the final.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/7822109.stm|title=Murray vs Roddick clash|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=10 January 2009|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=25 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725111202/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/7822109.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[2009 Australian Open – Men's singles|Australian Open]], Murray made it to the fourth round, losing to [[Fernando Verdasco]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601102&sid=a638z6QofdwY&refer=uk|title=Murray Says 'No Disaster' in Australian Open Loss to Verdasco|work=Bloomberg|date=26 January 2009|access-date=5 March 2017|archive-date=1 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101001009/https://www.bloomberg.com/politics?pid=20601102&refer=uk&sid=a638z6QofdwY|url-status=live}}</ref> Murray won [[2009 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament|Rotterdam]], defeating No. 1, Nadal in three sets.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/7890935.stm|title=Murray v Nadal as it happened|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=15 February 2009|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=25 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725105946/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/7890935.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> Murray lost in the final to Nadal at [[2009 Indian Wells Masters|Indian Wells]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/7958320.stm|title=Murray v Nadal as it happened|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=22 March 2009|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=14 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714111547/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/7958320.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> but won a week later in Miami over Djokovic for another masters title.
[[File:Andy Murray at the 2009 French Open 6.jpg|thumb|left|Murray made the quarter-finals of the [[2009 French Open]]]]
Murray beat No. 9, [[Nikolay Davydenko]] at [[2009 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Singles#Finals|Monte Carlo]], the first time he had beaten a top ten player on clay,<ref name="Davydenko">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/apr/06/andy-murray-fabio-fognini-davis-cup|title=Italy bounce back to defeat Great Britain in Davis Cup quarter-final|newspaper=The Guardian|date=6 April 2014|access-date=13 December 2016|archive-date=29 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929000527/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/apr/06/andy-murray-fabio-fognini-davis-cup|url-status=live}}</ref> though he lost to Nadal in the semi-finals. Murray was upset in round two of [[2009 Internazionali BNL d'Italia – Men's singles|Rome]] by qualifier [[Juan Mónaco]], and he reached the quarter-finals of [[2009 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open|Madrid]], losing to [[Juan Martín del Potro]]. During this time Murray achieved the highest ever ranking of a British male in the [[Open Era]] when he reached the No. 3 ranking on 11 May 2009.<ref name="tennis1">{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/8030391.stm|title=Murray to move third in rankings|date=3 May 2009|work=[[BBC Sport]]|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=25 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725112523/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/8030391.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> Murray reached the quarter-finals of the [[2009 French Open – Men's singles#Finals|French Open]], but was defeated by [[Fernando González]] in four sets.

Murray won a title for the first time on [[Lawn Tennis|grass]] at [[2009 AEGON Championships|Queen's]] and became the first British winner of the tournament since 1938. In the final Murray beat [[James Blake (tennis)|James Blake]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/8099594.stm|title=Classy Murray wins Queen's title|date=14 June 2009|work=[[BBC Sport]]|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=14 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714023752/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/8099594.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> At Wimbledon, against Stanislas Wawrinka, Murray's fourth round match was the first match to be played entirely under Wimbledon's [[retractable roof]]. This also enabled it to be the then latest finishing match ever at Wimbledon, a record he would go on to eclipse three years later.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8125335.stm|title=Murray wins late-night thriller|date=29 June 2009|work=[[BBC Sport]]|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=7 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407135332/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8125335.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> However Murray lost a tight semi-final to Andy Roddick.

At [[2009 Rogers Masters – Singles|Montreal]], he beat del Potro in three sets to take the title<ref>{{cite news|title=Murray v Del Potro as it happened|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8204081.stm|date=16 August 2009|work=[[BBC Sport]]|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=8 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408004000/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8204081.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> and overtook Nadal in the rankings. He held the number two position until the start of the [[2009 US Open (tennis)|US Open]].<ref name="atpworldtour">{{cite web|url=https://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2009/08/Montreal-Sunday-Murray-Overcomes-Del-Potro-In-Montreal.aspx|title=Murray Overcomes Del Potro|access-date=11 June 2010|website=ATPTour.com|date=16 October 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090819055113/http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2009/08/Montreal-Sunday-Murray-Overcomes-Del-Potro-In-Montreal.aspx|archive-date=19 August 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> Murray followed the Masters win playing at the [[Cincinnati Masters]], where he lost to Federer. At the US Open, Murray was hampered by a wrist injury and suffered a straight-sets loss to Čilić.<ref name="Wrist injury US Open 2009">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/usopen/6160347/US-Open-2009-Andy-Murray-refuses-to-blame-injury-for-Marin-Cilic-defeat.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/usopen/6160347/US-Open-2009-Andy-Murray-refuses-to-blame-injury-for-Marin-Cilic-defeat.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=US Open 2009: Andy Murray refuses to blame injury for Marin Cilic defeat|date=9 September 2009|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Murray won both his singles matches, and lost at doubles in the Davis Cup against Poland,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/daviscup/6206135/Andy-Murray-wins-Davis-Cup-opener-for-Great-Britiain-against-Poland.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/daviscup/6206135/Andy-Murray-wins-Davis-Cup-opener-for-Great-Britiain-against-Poland.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Andy Murray in Davis Cup dilemma over wrist injury with GB level 1–1 with Poland|date=18 September 2009|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref> but then missed six weeks with a wrist injury.<ref name="Valencia 2009">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/nov/08/andy-murray-wins-valencia-open|title=Andy Murray eases back into title-winning ways at Valencia Open|date=8 November 2009|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=13 December 2016|archive-date=5 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305013127/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/nov/08/andy-murray-wins-valencia-open|url-status=live}}</ref>

In November, Murray won at [[2009 Valencia Open 500|Valencia]],<ref name="Valencia 2009" /><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/andymurray/6529801/Andy-Murray-admits-beating-Mikhail-Youzhny-at-Valencia-Masters-was-easier-than-expected.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/andymurray/6529801/Andy-Murray-admits-beating-Mikhail-Youzhny-at-Valencia-Masters-was-easier-than-expected.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Andy Murray admits beating Mikhail Youzhny at Valencia Masters was easier than expected|date=9 November 2009|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref> but bowed out in round two of the Paris Masters. To end the season, Murray did not make it out of the round robin at the [[2009 ATP World Tour Finals|World Tour Finals]] in London.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8378944.stm|title=Andy Murray knocked out of World Tour Finals at 02|date=27 November 2009|work=[[BBC Sport]]|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=5 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005172850/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8378944.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> He ended the year ranked 4.

===2010s===

====2010: Australian Open final====

{{quote box|align=right|width=28%|quote=I can cry like Roger, it's just a shame I can't play like him.|source={{ndash}} Murray during his runner's up speech at the 2010 Australian Open.<ref>{{cite news|last=Newman|first=Paul|title=Murray left in tears by Federer's fireworks|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/murray-left-in-tears-by-federers-fireworks-1885196.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/murray-left-in-tears-by-federers-fireworks-1885196.html |archive-date=7 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|newspaper=The Independent|date=23 October 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref>|quoted=1}}

At the [[BNP Paribas Open]] in Indian Wells, Murray lost in the quarter-finals to [[Robin Söderling]] in straight sets. Murray lost his first match at the [[2010 Sony Ericsson Open]] to [[Mardy Fish]], afterwards saying that his mind hadn't been fully on tennis.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/andymurray/7587059/Andy-Murray-clears-clouded-mental-state-for-fresh-start-in-Monte-Carlo.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/andymurray/7587059/Andy-Murray-clears-clouded-mental-state-for-fresh-start-in-Monte-Carlo.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Andy Murray clears clouded mental state for fresh start in Monte Carlo|date=14 April 2010|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Murray lost his first match at [[Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters]] to [[Philipp Kohlschreiber]]. He and [[Ross Hutchins]] lost in the doubles to the [[Bryan brothers]] on a champions tie-breaker. Murray reached the third round in the Rome Masters, and the quarter-finals at the Madrid Masters, losing both times to [[David Ferrer]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/apr/29/andy-murray-rome-masters-david-ferrer|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=20 November 2019|title=Andy Murray looks on bright side after defeat to David Ferrer in Rome|first=Kevin|last=Mitchell|date=30 April 2010|archive-date=19 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419051135/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/apr/29/andy-murray-rome-masters-david-ferrer|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-48504920100515|title=Murray outslugged by Ferrer in Madrid|publisher=Reuters India|access-date=20 November 2019|date=15 May 2010|first=Iain|last=Rogers|archive-date=29 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629071633/https://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-48504920100515|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:Australian Open 2010 Quarterfinals Nadal Vs Murray 3.jpg|thumb|Murray reached his second Grand Slam Final in Australia, beating Nadal before losing to Federer]]
At the [[2010 French Open|French Open]] he lost in straight sets to [[Tomáš Berdych]] in the fourth round.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8714383.stm|title=Andy Murray says he was outplayed by Tomas Berdych|date=31 May 2010|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=22 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422225533/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8714383.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> In [[2010 Aegon Championships|London]], Murray progressed to the third round, where he lost to Mardy Fish in a tie-breaker for his second defeat by him in the year.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bad light stops Andy Murray's clash with Mardy Fish|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8734199.stm|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=10 June 2010|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=1 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101000949/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8734199.stm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Champion Andy Murray defeated by Mardy Fish at Queen's|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8735283.stm|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=11 June 2010|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=27 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927122136/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8735283.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> At Wimbledon, Murray progressed to the semi-finals, losing to Nadal in straight sets.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.skysports.com/tennis/tournaments/story/0,25174,18898_6242676,00.html|title=Nadal ends Murray's dream|publisher=Sky Sports|date=2 July 2010|access-date=2 July 2010|archive-date=5 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100705100159/http://www.skysports.com/tennis/tournaments/story/0,25174,18898_6242676,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In July, Murray and his coach Maclagan split, and Murray replaced him with [[Àlex Corretja]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Andy Murray looking ahead after sacking coach Maclagan|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8851529.stm|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=29 July 2010|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=1 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101000951/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8851529.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>

At [[2010 Farmers Classic]], Murray lost in the final to [[Sam Querrey]] in three sets.<ref>{{cite web|title=Querrey beats Murray to win 4th crown|date=1 August 2010|url=https://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2010/07/30/LA-Sunday-Querrey-Wins-Fouth-Title-of-2010.aspx|website=ATP Tour|access-date=2 August 2010|archive-date=3 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100803184718/http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2010/07/30/LA-Sunday-Querrey-Wins-Fouth-Title-of-2010.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> In Canada, Murray became the first player since [[Andre Agassi]] in 1995 to defend the [[Rogers Cup (tennis)|Canadian Masters]]. Murray defeated Nadal and then Federer in straight sets, ending his eight-month title drought.<ref>{{cite web|title=Murray beats rain and Federer to defend title|date=15 August 2010|url=https://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2010/08/32/Toronto-Sunday-Murray-Defends-Title.aspx|website=ATP Tour|access-date=16 August 2010|archive-date=17 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100817170723/http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2010/08/32/Toronto-Sunday-Murray-Defends-Title.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> At [[2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and Women's Open|Cincinnati]], Murray first complained about the speed of the court,<ref>{{cite news|title=Andy Murray beats Jeremy Chardy at Cincinnati Masters|date=18 August 2010|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8926312.stm|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|access-date=21 August 2010|archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20100819035200/https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/8926312.stm|archive-date=19 August 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> and then in a quarter-final match with Fish, Murray complained that the organisers refused to put the match on later in the day.<ref>{{cite news|title=Andy Murray to face Mardy Fish in midday heat again|date=20 August 2010|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8931096.stm|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|access-date=6 September 2010|archive-date=1 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101000952/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8931096.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> With temperatures reaching 33&nbsp;°C in the shade, Murray won the first set in a tie-breaker but began to feel ill due to the heat. He lost the second set, but forced a final-set tie-breaker, before Fish won.<ref name="hot cincy">{{cite news|title=Mardy Fish beats Andy Murray in Cincinnati|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8933087.stm|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=20 August 2010|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=1 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101001459/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/8933087.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> After losing to Stanislas Wawrinka in the third round of the [[2010 US Open (tennis)|US Open]], questions about Murray's conditioning arose, as he called the trainer out twice during the match.<ref>{{cite news|title=Andy Murray baffled by US Open loss to Stan Wawrinka|date=6 September 2010|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8970892.stm#atozlist|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|access-date=6 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100906192509/https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8970892.stm|archive-date=6 September 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>

At [[2010 China Open (tennis)|China Open]] in Beijing, Murray reached the quarter-finals, losing to [[Ivan Ljubičić]].<ref>{{cite news|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|title=Ivan Ljubicic beats Andy Murray in China Open|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/9074427.stm|date=8 October 2010|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=1 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101001459/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/9074427.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> Murray then won the [[2010 Shanghai Rolex Masters|Shanghai Rolex Masters]] beating Roger Federer in straight sets.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2010/10/41/Shanghai-Sunday-Murray-Masters-Federer-In-Final.aspx|title=Murray Masters Federer To Claim Shanghai Title|date=17 October 2010|website=ATP Tour|access-date=10 November 2010|archive-date=20 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101020040826/http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2010/10/41/Shanghai-Sunday-Murray-Masters-Federer-In-Final.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> He did not drop a set throughout the event. At [[2010 Valencia Open 500|Valencia]] he lost in the second round to Juan Mónaco.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|title=Andy Murray loses to Juan Monaco at Valencia Open|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/9156672.stm|date=3 November 2010|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=1 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101001500/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/9156672.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> However, in doubles, Murray partnered his brother Jamie Murray to the final, where they beat [[Mahesh Bhupathi]] and [[Max Mirnyi]]. The victory was Murray's first doubles title and the second time he had reached a final with his brother.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|title=Murray brothers seize first ATP Tour title in Valencia|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/9164970.stm|date=7 November 2010|access-date=10 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101110031424/https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/9164970.stm|archive-date=10 November 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>

Murray reached the quarter-finals at the [[2010 BNP Paribas Masters|BNP Paribas Masters]] losing to Gaël Monfils in three sets. At the [[2010 ATP World Tour Finals|Tour finals]] in London, Murray went 2–1 in round robin play before facing Nadal in the semi-final. They battled for over three hours, before Murray fell to the Spaniard in a final-set tie-breaker, bringing an end to his season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/9234077.stm|title=Rafael Nadal battles past Andy Murray to reach O2 final|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=27 November 2010|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=22 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422225539/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/9234077.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> He ended the year ranked 4 for the third consecutive year.

====2011: Consistency and two more Masters====

[[File:Andy and Jamie Murray.jpg|upright|thumb|left|Murray with his brother [[Jamie Murray|Jamie]] (left) at the 2011 Japan Open]]
At the [[2011 Australian Open – Men's singles|Australian Open]], Murray met former champion Novak Djokovic in the final and was defeated in straight sets. In [[2011 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament|Rotterdam]], he was defeated by [[Marcos Baghdatis]] in the first round.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/9387018.stm|title=Andy Murray loses to Marcos Baghdatis in Rotterdam|date=9 February 2011|access-date=21 March 2011|work=[[BBC Sport]]|archive-date=19 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110319234812/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/9387018.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> Murray reached the semi-finals of the doubles tournament with his brother Jamie. Murray lost to qualifiers in the first rounds at the Masters Series events in [[2011 BNP Paribas Open|Indian Wells]] and [[2011 Sony Ericsson Open|Miami]], after which he split with coach Àlex Corretja.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/12890238.stm|title=Andy Murray parts with coach Alex Corretja|access-date=13 April 2011|date=29 March 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110408065114/https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/12890238.stm| archive-date=8 April 2011|work=[[BBC Sport]]}}</ref>

Murray returned to form at [[Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters|Monte Carlo]], but lost to Nadal in the semi-finals.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/13104116.stm|title=Rafael Nadal beats Murray to reach Monte Carlo final|date=16 April 2011|access-date=24 April 2011|last=Newbery|first=Piers|work=[[BBC Sport]]|archive-date=1 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101001505/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/13104116|url-status=live}}</ref> Murray sustained an elbow injury before the match and subsequently withdrew from [[2011 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell|Barcelona]] due to the injury.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/13122602.stm|title=Andy Murray out of Barcelona Open with elbow injury|date=19 April 2011|access-date=24 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110422070131/https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/13122602.stm|archive-date=22 April 2011|url-status=live|last=Newbery|first=Piers|work=[[BBC Sport]]}}</ref> Murray lost in the third round at the [[Madrid Open (tennis)|Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open]], but made it to the semi-finals of the [[Rome Masters]], where he lost to Novak Djokovic.<ref name="2011atp">{{cite web|url=https://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Andy-Murray.aspx?t=pa&y=2011&m=s&e=0|title=2011 ATP stats|website=ATPTour.com|access-date=17 August 2012|archive-date=20 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620054103/http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Andy-Murray.aspx?t=pa&y=2011&m=s&e=0|url-status=live}}</ref>

At the [[2011 French Open – Men's singles|French Open]], he lost in his first semi-final at Roland Garros, against Rafael Nadal.<ref>{{cite news|last=Newbery|first=Piers|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/13584139|title=French Open: Andy Murray beats Michael Berrer despite injury|date=28 May 2011|access-date=5 July 2012|work=[[BBC Sport]]|archive-date=29 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529174233/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/13584139|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Newbery|first=Piers|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/13604860|title=French Open: Andy Murray reaches Paris quarter-finals|date=31 May 2011|access-date=5 July 2012|work=[[BBC Sport]]|archive-date=18 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130818072546/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/13604860|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/13643353.stm|title=French Open: Rafael Nadal outclasses Andy Murray to reach final|last=Newbery|first=Piers|date=3 June 2011|work=[[BBC Sport]]|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=1 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101001506/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/13643353|url-status=live}}</ref>

Murray defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to win his second Queen's Club title.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/13739645.stm|title=Andy Murray beats Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to win Queen's|date=13 June 2011|last=Newbery|first=Piers|work=[[BBC Sport]]|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=1 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101001506/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/13739645|url-status=live}}</ref> At [[2011 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|Wimbledon]], Murray lost in the semi-final to Nadal, despite taking the first set.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/13991175.stm|title=Wimbledon 2011: Rafael Nadal beats Andy Murray in semis|last=Newbery|first=Piers|date=1 July 2011|work=[[BBC Sport]]|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=1 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101002014/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/13991175|url-status=live}}</ref> At the Davis Cup tie between Great Britain and Luxembourg, Murray led the British team to victory.<ref>{{cite news|title=Andy Murray secures Great Britain Davis Cup victory|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/14098278.stm|access-date=3 July 2013|date=10 July 2011|work=[[BBC Sport]]|last=Overend|first=Jonathan}}</ref> Murray was the two-time defending [[2011 Rogers Cup]] champion, but lost in the second round to South African [[Kevin Anderson (tennis)|Kevin Anderson]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/tennis/08/09/rogers-cup-murray.ap|title=Defending champ Murray takes early exit from Rogers Cup|magazine=Sports Illustrated|date=8 September 2011|access-date=5 July 2012|archive-date=4 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104175619/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/tennis/08/09/rogers-cup-murray.ap/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He won the [[2011 Western & Southern Open]] after Novak Djokovic retired due to injury.<ref name="djinjury">{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/21/novak-djokovic-injury-cincy-final_n_932484.html|title=Noval Djokovic injured|access-date=17 August 2012|work=HuffPost|date=21 August 2011|archive-date=22 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120622193220/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/21/novak-djokovic-injury-cincy-final_n_932484.html|url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[2011 US Open (tennis)|US Open]], Murray battled from two sets down to win a five-set second-round encounter with [[Robin Haase]], but lost in the semi-finals to Rafael Nadal in four sets.<ref>{{cite news|title=US Open 2011: Andy Murray loses to Rafael Nadal in semis|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/14863601|access-date=20 November 2019|work=BBC Sport|date=11 September 2011|first=David|last=Ornstein|archive-date=15 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715061311/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/14863601|url-status=live}}</ref> This was the first time in his career that Andy had reached the quarter-finals, or better, at all four slams in a calendar year.

Murray won the [[2011 PTT Thailand Open – Singles|Thailand Open]]. At  the [[2011 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships – Singles|Japan Open]] he beat Rafael Nadal for the first time in 2011 in three sets. Murray then won the doubles with his brother Jamie, becoming the first person in the 2011 season to capture both singles and doubles titles at the same tournament. Murray then successfully defended his [[2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Singles|Shanghai Masters]] crown with a straight-sets victory over David Ferrer in the final. At the [[ATP World Tour Finals]], Murray lost to David Ferrer in straight sets and withdrew from the tournament after the loss with a groin pull. Murray ended the year ranked 4, behind Djokovic, Nadal, and Federer, for the fourth consecutive year.

====2012: Olympic Gold, US Open champion====
{{Main|2012 Andy Murray tennis season}}

With [[Ivan Lendl]] as his new full-time coach,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/16372414.stm|title=Andy Murray appoints Ivan Lendl as his new coach|work=[[BBC Sport]]|last=Overend|first=Jonathan|date=31 December 2011|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=1 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101002016/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/16372414|url-status=live}}</ref> Murray won [[2012 Brisbane International|Brisbane]] beating [[Alexandr Dolgopolov]] in the final.<ref>{{cite news|last=Briggs|first=Simon|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/andymurray/9000543/Andy-Murray-wins-Brisbane-International-after-beating-Alexandr-Dolgopolov-in-straight-sets.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109055545/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/andymurray/9000543/Andy-Murray-wins-Brisbane-International-after-beating-Alexandr-Dolgopolov-in-straight-sets.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 January 2012|title=Andy Murray cruises to Brisbane title and pays tribute to sense of humour and work ethic of new coach Ivan Lendl|date=9 January 2012|access-date=25 January 2012 |location=London|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref> In doubles, he lost in the quarter-finals against [[Jürgen Melzer]] and [[Philipp Petzschner]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tennislive.us/atp/match/jurgen-melzer-philipp-petzschner-VS-marcos-baghdatis-andy-murray/brisbane-international-brisbane-2012/|title=Jurgen Melzer/Philipp Petzschner vs. Marcos Baghdatis/Andy Murray|website=tennislive.us|access-date=19 November 2019|archive-date=15 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215121214/http://www.tennislive.us/atp/match/jurgen-melzer-philipp-petzschner-VS-marcos-baghdatis-andy-murray/brisbane-international-brisbane-2012/|url-status=live}}</ref> After an exhibition tournament,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/7425934/Murray-toasts-success|title=Murray toasts success|access-date=19 November 2019|date=13 January 2012|website=skysports.com|archive-date=27 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027090811/https://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/7425934/Murray-toasts-success|url-status=live}}</ref> Murray reached the semi-finals of the [[2012 Australian Open – Men's singles|2012 Australian Open]], where he lost to Novak Djokovic in a four-hour-and 50-minute match.<ref>{{cite news|title=Andy Murray defeated by Novak Djokovic in epic semi-final|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/andy-murray-defeated-by-novak-djokovic-in-epic-semi-final-6295539.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/andy-murray-defeated-by-novak-djokovic-in-epic-semi-final-6295539.html |archive-date=7 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|newspaper=The Independent|access-date=27 January 2012|date=27 January 2012|last=Fisher|first=Jon|location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

At [[Dubai Tennis Championships|Dubai]], Murray beat Djokovic in the semi-finals, but lost the final to Roger Federer.<ref>{{cite news|title=Federer edges Murray to win Dubai Championships|url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/federer-edges-murray-to-win-dubai-championships/|publisher=[[Fox News Channel]]|access-date=6 March 2012|date=3 March 2012|archive-date=5 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305033557/http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2012/03/03/federer-edges-murray-to-win-dubai-championships/|url-status=live}}</ref> After an early defeat at the [[BNP Paribas Open]], Murray made the final of the [[Miami Masters]], losing to Djokovic.<ref name="2012ATP">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/17580172|title=Novak Djokovic beats Andy Murray in Miami Masters final|work=BBC Sport|access-date=19 November 2019|date=2 April 2012|archive-date=3 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103105711/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/17580172|url-status=live}}</ref> Murray then had quarter-final losses at the Monte Carlo Masters and Barcelona Open, and a third round loss at the [[2012 Internazionali BNL d'Italia – Men's singles|Italian Open]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/andymurray/9216496/Andy-Murray-suffers-quarter-final-exit-to-Tomas-Berdych-at-Monte-Carlo-Masters.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/andymurray/9216496/Andy-Murray-suffers-quarter-final-exit-to-Tomas-Berdych-at-Monte-Carlo-Masters.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Andy Murray suffers quarter-final exit to Tomas Berdych at Monte Carlo Masters|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=20 April 2012|first=Simon|last=Briggs|access-date=19 November 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/17870435|title=Andy Murray beaten by Milos Raonic at Barcelona Open|access-date=19 November 2019|date=27 April 2012|work=BBC Sport|archive-date=21 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921164746/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/17870435|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/18109728|title=Andy Murray loses to Richard Gasquet at Italian Open|work=BBC Sport|access-date=19 November 2019|date=17 May 2012|archive-date=19 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419050518/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/18109728|url-status=live}}</ref> Murray battled back spasms throughout the [[2012 French Open – Men's singles|French Open]], and in the quarter-finals, he was beaten by David Ferrer.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/jun/06/french-open-andy-murray|title=French Open 2012: Andy Murray runs out of steam against David Ferrer|access-date=5 January 2015|newspaper=The Guardian|date=6 June 2012|last=Mitchell|first=Kevin|archive-date=5 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150105190113/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/jun/06/french-open-andy-murray|url-status=live}}</ref>

Murray lost in the opening round of [[Queen's Club Championships|Queen's]] to No. 65 [[Nicolas Mahut]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/andymurray/9330050/Andy-Murray-beaten-by-Nicolas-Mahut-in-second-round-at-Queens.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/andymurray/9330050/Andy-Murray-beaten-by-Nicolas-Mahut-in-second-round-at-Queens.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Andy Murray beaten by Nicolas Mahut in second round at Queens|access-date=13 June 2012 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|last1=Briggs|first1=Simon|date=13 June 2012|location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref> At [[2012 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|Wimbledon]], Murray set the then record for the latest finish at the championships when he completed a four-set victory over Marcos Baghdatis at 23:02 BST (surpassed by one minute by the 2018 men's singles semi-finals).<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite news|last=Ornstein|first=David|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/18654579|title=Wimbledon 2012: Andy Murray beats Marcos Baghdatis in thriller|date=30 June 2012|access-date=5 July 2012|work=[[BBC Sport]]|archive-date=5 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905161500/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/18654579|url-status=live}}</ref> Murray beat [[Jo-Wilfried Tsonga]] in the semi-final in four sets to become the first male British player to reach the Wimbledon final since [[Bunny Austin]] in 1938.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/other-sports/2012-07-06/andy-murray-first-brit-make-wimbledon-finals-74-years?v=1341619125|title=Andy Murray is first Brit to make Wimbledon finals in 74 years|access-date=6 July 2012|archive-date=2 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202203848/http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/other-sports/2012-07-06/andy-murray-first-brit-make-wimbledon-finals-74-years?v=1341619125|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the final, he lost to Federer in four sets.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/news/20120708/roger-federer-wins-wimbledon-andy-murray/|title=Federer Wins 7th Wimbledon|access-date=17 August 2012|website=sportsillustrated.cnn.com|date=8 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203093408/https://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/news/20120708/roger-federer-wins-wimbledon-andy-murray/|archive-date=3 February 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Murray returned to Wimbledon to compete in the [[Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics|London 2012 Summer Olympics]]. He and brother Jamie Murray lost in round one to [[Austria at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Austria]] (Jürgen Melzer and [[Alexander Peya]]) in three sets.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19031536|title=Andy and Jamie Murray beaten in Olympic tennis doubles|date=28 July 2012|work=[[BBC Sport]]|access-date=12 February 2018|archive-date=30 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730015437/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19031536|url-status=live}}</ref> In the mixed doubles, Murray and [[Laura Robson (tennis)|Laura Robson]] lost in the final to the [[Belarus at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Belarusian]] top seeds ([[Victoria Azarenka]] and Max Mirnyi) in three sets, gaining a silver medal. In singles, Murray lost only one set and beat Federer in the final for the loss of just 7 games.<ref name="2012ATP" /> Murray became the first British man to win the Olympic singles gold medal in tennis since [[Josiah Ritchie]] in 1908.<ref>{{cite news|title=Andy Murray wins men's singles Olympics tennis gold|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18907001|access-date=6 August 2012|last=Ornstein|first=David|date=5 August 2012|work=[[BBC Sport]]|archive-date=5 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120805224116/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18907001|url-status=live}}</ref>
Murray retired early in the [[2012 Rogers Cup – Men's singles|Rogers Cup]] due to a knee injury, and was beaten by [[Jérémy Chardy]] at [[2012 Western & Southern Open – Men's singles|Cincinnati]] in straight sets.

[[File:Andy Murray 2012 (cropped) 2.jpg|thumb|left|Murray at the [[2012 US Open (tennis)|2012 US Open]] where he won his first major title]]

At [[2012 US Open (tennis)|US Open]], he beat [[Milos Raonic]] in straight sets in round four, and then in the quarter-finals, had to come from a set and two breaks down against Marin Čilić to prevail in four. In the semi-finals, he defeated Tomáš Berdych in almost four hours, to reach his second consecutive Grand Slam final. Murray beat Djokovic in five sets, becoming the first British man to win a Grand Slam final since Fred Perry in 1936,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/usopen/9532050/US-Open-2012-Novak-Djokovic-defeats-David-Ferrer-to-set-up-final-against-Andy-Murray-on-Monday.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/usopen/9532050/US-Open-2012-Novak-Djokovic-defeats-David-Ferrer-to-set-up-final-against-Andy-Murray-on-Monday.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Novak Djokovic sets up Andy Murray US Open final|access-date=9 September 2012|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and the first Scottish-born player to win a Grand Slam final since [[Harold Mahony]] in 1896.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sport.stv.tv/tennis/189639-andy-murray-becomes-first-scottish-born-slam-winner-since-harold-mahony|title=Andy Murray becomes first Scottish-born slam winner since Harold Mahony|publisher=STV|date=11 September 2012|access-date=11 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304034423/http://sport.stv.tv/tennis/189639-andy-murray-becomes-first-scottish-born-slam-winner-since-harold-mahony/|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> The win would also set several records for Murray: the longest tiebreak in US Open final history at 12–10 in the first set, it made Murray the first man ever to win an Olympic gold medal and the US Open in the same year, and it tied with the [[1988 US Open – Men's singles|1988 US Open]] final (in which Murray's coach Lendl competed) as the [[Longest tennis match records#Men 4|longest final in the tournament's history]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/statsinfo/post/_/id/50912/murrays-open-win-a-first-on-multiple-fronts|title=Murray's Open win a first on multiple fronts|work=ESPN.com|date=10 September 2012|access-date=10 September 2012|archive-date=14 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120914013731/http://espn.go.com/blog/statsinfo/post/_/id/50912/murrays-open-win-a-first-on-multiple-fronts|url-status=live}}</ref> By defeating Djokovic in the [[2012 US Open – Men's singles final|final]], Murray achieved his 100th Grand Slam career match win. The victory made Murray part of the "[[Big Three (tennis)|Big Four]]" according to many pundits and contemporaries, including Novak Djokovic.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/sep/11/andy-murray-us-open-press-review|title=Andy Murray's US Open win, press review: 'The Big Three is the Big Four'|access-date=11 September 2012|last=Murrells|first=Katy|date=11 September 2012|newspaper=The Guardian|location=London|archive-date=17 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917195214/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/sep/11/andy-murray-us-open-press-review|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/tennis/sport/story/165275.html|title=Djokovic: Murray deserves 'big-four' tag|website=ESPN.com|date=15 August 2012|access-date=22 July 2018|archive-date=30 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030170955/http://www.espn.co.uk/tennis/sport/story/165275.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Murray lost in the semi-finals of the [[2012 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships – Singles|Japan Open]] to Milos Raonic in three sets. In the [[2012 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships – Doubles|doubles]] he and his brother Jamie lost in the quarter-finals to [[Leander Paes]] and [[Radek Štěpánek]]. At Shanghai, Murray beat Roger Federer in the semi-finals in straight sets. After failing to capitalise on five match points, Murray eventually lost the final to Djokovic in three sets, bringing to an end his 12–0 winning streak at the competition.<ref>{{cite news|title=Novak Djokovic beats Andy Murray to win Shanghai Masters|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/19941370|work=BBC Sport|date=14 October 2012|access-date=12 February 2018|archive-date=26 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826015117/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/19941370|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Simon|last=Cambers|title=Novak Djokovic roars back to deny Andy Murray in epic Shanghai final|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/oct/14/novak-djokovic-andy-murray-shanghai|newspaper=The Guardian|date=14 October 2012|access-date=13 December 2016|archive-date=5 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005060947/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/oct/14/novak-djokovic-andy-murray-shanghai|url-status=live}}</ref>
When Nadal pulled out of both the Paris Masters and the year-end championships,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/tennis-nadal-paris-london-153900726.html |title=Tennis – Nadal down and out of Paris and London |access-date=25 October 2012 |date=25 October 2012 |work=Yahoo Sport |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030044349/https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/tennis-nadal-paris-london-153900726.html |archive-date=30 October 2012 }}</ref> Murray finished the year at No. 3. At the ''[[BBC Sports Personality of the Year]]'' Murray was voted third, ahead of [[Mo Farah]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Bradley Wiggins claims BBC award is his 'greatest achievement'|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/sports-personality/20750840|date=17 December 2012|access-date=12 March 2013|last=Keogh|first=Frank|work=[[BBC Sport]]|archive-date=31 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121231142620/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/sports-personality/20750840|url-status=live}}</ref> Murray won the World Breakthrough of the Year at the Laureus World Sports Awards.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/other-sports/laureus-world-sports-awards-jessica-ennis-named-sportswoman-of-year-8530330.html|title=Laureus World Sports Awards: Jessica Ennis named Sportswoman of Year|newspaper=London Evening Standard|date=12 March 2013|access-date=12 March 2013|archive-date=22 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131222225525/http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/other-sports/laureus-world-sports-awards-jessica-ennis-named-sportswoman-of-year-8530330.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Murray was appointed [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) in the [[2013 New Year Honours]] for services to tennis.<ref name="Honours2013">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/dec/30/new-year-honours-list-2013|title=New Year honours 2013: the full list|newspaper=The Guardian|date=30 December 2012|access-date=15 January 2013|location=London|archive-date=1 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201213159/https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/dec/30/new-year-honours-list-2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette|issue=60367|date=29 December 2012|page=24|supp=y}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Honorary degree and freedom of Stirling for Andy Murray|date=23 April 2014|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-27114857|work=BBC News|access-date=24 April 2014|archive-date=24 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424122318/http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-27114857|url-status=live}}</ref>

====2013: Wimbledon champion and back surgery====
{{Main|2013 Andy Murray tennis season}}
Murray won [[2013 Brisbane International – Men's singles|Brisbane]] beating [[Grigor Dimitrov]] in the final in straight sets.<ref name="2013 Brisbane">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/20926184 |title=Ross Hutchins diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma |date=6 January 2013 |access-date=20 April 2013 |work=[[BBC Sport]] |archive-date=14 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130114024044/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/20926184 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.thetimes.com/sport/tennis/article/match-point-murray-victory-salute-decoded-5gzs225gzw9|title= Match point: Murray victory salute decoded|newspaper=[[The Times]]|date= 19 January 2014|access-date= 30 April 2017|archive-date= 15 December 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181215123950/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/match-point-murray-victory-salute-decoded-5gzs225gzw9|url-status= live}}</ref> At the [[2013 Australian Open – Men's singles|Australian Open]] he prevailed in 5 sets against Federer in the semis (his first Grand Slam win over Roger). With this victory, each member of the [[Big Three (tennis)|Big Four (Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Murray)]] had beaten the other three at the majors.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theroar.com.au/2013/01/27/2013-australian-open-mens-singles-final-preview|title=2013 Australian Open – Men's singles final preview|website=TheRoar.com|access-date=20 April 2013|archive-date=1 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130201012651/http://www.theroar.com.au/2013/01/27/2013-australian-open-mens-singles-final-preview/|url-status=live}}</ref> Murray was eventually defeated in four sets by Djokovic.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/21092882|title=Andy Murray v Novak Djokovic as it happened|date=27 January 2013|access-date=20 April 2013|work=[[BBC Sport]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130207001639/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/21092882|archive-date=7 February 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> Murray became only the second man in the Open Era to achieve three runner-up finishes at the Australian Open, the other being [[Stefan Edberg]].

At Indian Wells, Murray lost in the quarter-finals to Juan Martín del Potro in three sets.<ref name="2013 Indian Wells">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/21809556|title=Juan Martin del Potro beats Andy Murray in Indian Wells|access-date=18 March 2013|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=16 March 2013|last=Overend|first=Jonathan|archive-date=18 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130318020111/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/21809556|url-status=live}}</ref> In the [[2013 Sony Open Tennis|Miami]] final against David Ferrer, Murray faced match point in the decider at 5–6, but won on a third-set tiebreaker to win his second Miami Masters title, and overtook Roger Federer into second place in the rankings, ending a near-decade long time period in which either Federer or Rafael Nadal were ranked in the top two.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/andy-murray-up-to-no-2-in-world-after-hard-slog-against-david-ferrer-in-miami-heat-8555678.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/andy-murray-up-to-no-2-in-world-after-hard-slog-against-david-ferrer-in-miami-heat-8555678.html |archive-date=7 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Andy Murray up to No. 2 in world after hard slog against David Ferrer in Miami heat|newspaper=The Independent|date=31 March 2013|last=Newman|first=Paul|location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Murray briefly fell back to No. 3, following a third round defeat by Stanislas Wawrinka in [[2013 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters|Monte-Carlo]], but soon reclaimed the No. 2 ranking. Murray lost in the quarter-finals in Madrid to Tomáš Berdych in straight sets.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/22488571|title=Andy Murray beaten by Tomas Berdych at Madrid Open|access-date=10 May 2013|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=11 May 2013|archive-date=11 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511103556/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/22488571|url-status=live}}</ref>

At [[Italian Open (tennis)|Rome]], Murray retired due to a hip injury during his second round match against [[Marcel Granollers]] on his 26th birthday. This left Murray with only eleven days to be fit for the start of the [[2013 French Open|French Open]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/22540156|title=Andy Murray pulls out of French Open with back injury|access-date=15 May 2013|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=21 May 2013|last=Overend|first=Jonathan|archive-date=9 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609221047/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/22540156|url-status=live}}</ref>

Murray withdrew from Roland Garros with a back injury.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/05/21/Murray-Withdraws-From-Roland-Garros.aspx|title=Murray withdraws from Roland Garros|date=22 May 2013|website=ATPTour.com|access-date=7 July 2013|archive-date=27 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727231245/http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/05/21/Murray-Withdraws-From-Roland-Garros.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> He made his comeback at [[2013 Aegon Championships|Queen's]], where he came from behind to beat Marin Čilić in three sets to claim his third title at [[Queen's Club Championships|Queen's Club]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/22926718|title=Andy Murray wins Aegon Championships at Queen's|work=BBC Sport|last=Newbery|first=Piers|date=17 June 2013|access-date=10 January 2015|archive-date=24 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150624182719/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/22926718|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Murray and the Wimbledon Trophy (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Murray holds the Wimbledon trophy following his victory in the [[2013 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles final|2013 men's final]]]]
Going into Wimbledon, Murray had not lost a match on grass since the previous year's final. Murray made it through to his tenth consecutive Grand Slam quarter-final.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/23130222|title=Andy Murray beats Mikhail Youzhny at Wimbledon 2013|work=BBC Sport|last=Newbery|first=Piers|date=1 July 2013|access-date=10 January 2015|archive-date=24 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424095356/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/23130222|url-status=live}}</ref> For the seventh time in his career, Murray had to come back from a deficit of two sets to come through in five sets against Fernando Verdasco,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/23170595|title=Andy Murray beats Fernando Verdasco at Wimbledon|work=BBC Sport|last=Newbery|first=Piers|date=3 July 2013|access-date=10 January 2015|archive-date=21 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150621221341/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/23170595|url-status=live}}</ref> then beat 24th seed [[Jerzy Janowicz]] in four sets (dropping the first) to make it through to his second consecutive Wimbledon final, and third consecutive major final against Novak Djokovic.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/23201318|title=Andy Murray beats Jerzy Janowicz in Wimbledon semi-final|work=BBC Sport|last=Newbery|first=Piers|date=5 July 2013|access-date=10 January 2015|archive-date=10 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140510163644/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/23201318|url-status=live}}</ref>

Despite the Serb being the favourite to win the title throughout the Championships, Murray overcame Djokovic in a straight sets match that lasted over three hours, to become the first British winner of the men's singles title since Fred Perry in 1936 and to extend his winning streak on grass to 18 matches.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/jul/07/andy-murray-novak-djokovic-live|title=Andy Murray beats Novak Djokovic to win Wimbledon – as it happened|date=7 July 2013|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=8 July 2013|last=Murrells|first=Katy|location=London|archive-date=17 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917193238/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/jul/07/andy-murray-novak-djokovic-live|url-status=live}}</ref>

At the [[2013 US Open – Men's singles|US Open]], Murray entered a Grand Slam tournament as defending champion for the first time and reached the quarter-finals at a major for the 11th straight tournament. In the last 8, Murray lost to Stanislas Wawrinka in straight sets, ending Murray's streak of four consecutive major finals.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/23966036|title=US Open 2013: Andy Murray beaten by Stanislas Wawrinka|work=BBC Sport|access-date=8 October 2014|archive-date=19 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419203517/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/23966036|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Great Britain Davis Cup team]] played their [[2013 Davis Cup World Group play-offs|World Group Play-off]] tie on clay against [[Croatia Davis Cup team|Croatia]], where Murray beat 16-year-old [[Borna Ćorić]] in straight sets. He and [[Colin Fleming]] beat Ivan Dodig and [[Mate Pavić]] in the doubles, and Murray then sealed Britain's return to the [[2014 Davis Cup World Group|World Group]] by defeating Dodig in straight sets.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1774509-andy-murray-great-britain-advance-to-2014-davis-cup-world-group|title=Andy Murray, Great Britain Advance to 2014 Davis Cup World Group|website=BleacherReport.com|access-date=19 November 2019|date=15 September 2013|first=Matt|last=Fitzgerald|archive-date=21 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621051102/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1774509-andy-murray-great-britain-advance-to-2014-davis-cup-world-group|url-status=live}}</ref>

Following the Davis Cup, Murray's season was cut short by his decision to undergo surgery, in order to sort out the lower back problems that had caused him problems since the early stages of the previous season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/tennis/sport/story/239631.html|title=Back surgery set to end Murray's season|date=19 September 2013|website=ESPN.com|access-date=20 September 2013|archive-date=11 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111041107/http://www.espn.co.uk/tennis/sport/story/239631.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Following the conclusion of the 2013 season, Murray was voted the [[2013 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award|2013 BBC Sports Personality of the Year]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/sports-personality/25386015|title=Andy Murray wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2013|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=15 December 2013|access-date=8 June 2014|archive-date=13 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413235521/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/sports-personality/25386015|url-status=live}}</ref>

====2014: 30th career title and out of top 10====
{{Main|2014 Andy Murray tennis season}}
At [[2014 Qatar ExxonMobil Open|Qatar]] Murray beat [[Mousa Shanan Zayed]] in straight sets in 37 minutes without dropping a game, but was defeated in three sets by No. 40 Florian Mayer in the second round, despite being a set and a break up.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/sports/tennis/261706/nadal-murray-start-season-at-qatar-open |title=Nadal, Murray start season at Qatar Open |access-date=13 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131213220644/http://thepeninsulaqatar.com/sports/tennis/261706/nadal-murray-start-season-at-qatar-open |archive-date=13 December 2013 }}</ref>

At [[2014 Australian Open – Men's singles|Australian Open]], Murray went out in four sets in the quarters to Roger Federer, ending his streak of four consecutive Australian Open semi-finals.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/australian-open-2014-andy-murray-unable-to-stop-roger-federer-who-marches-on-to-semi-final-meeting-with-rafael-nadal-9076809.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/australian-open-2014-andy-murray-unable-to-stop-roger-federer-who-marches-on-to-semi-final-meeting-with-rafael-nadal-9076809.html |archive-date=7 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Andy Murray unable to stop Roger Federer who marches on to semi-final meeting with Rafael Nadal|newspaper=The Independent|date=22 January 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> As a result of losing before the final, Murray fell to No. 6, falling out of the top 5 for the first time since 2008.

In the [[2014 Davis Cup World Group#United States vs. Great Britain|Davis Cup World Group]] first round [[Great Britain Davis Cup team|Great Britain]] faced United States. Murray won both of his ties against [[Donald Young (tennis)|Donald Young]] and Sam Querrey, helping Britain to their first Davis Cup quarter-final since 1986.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021080|title=USA vs Great Britain|website=DavisCup.com|access-date=3 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125081647/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021080|archive-date=25 January 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Murray lost in the quarter finals of [[2014 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament|Rotterdam]], to Marin Čilić and the semis of [[2014 Abierto Mexicano Telcel|Mexican Open]] in Acapulco, to Grigor Dimitrov (in a three-setter).

At [[2014 BNP Paribas Open – Men's singles#Section 2|Indian Wells]], Murray lost in round four to Milos Raonic in three sets. Murray and [[Jonathan Marray]] lost in round two of the [[2014 BNP Paribas Open – Men's doubles#Bottom half|doubles]] to [[Alexander Peya]] and [[Bruno Soares]]. Murray split with coach Ivan Lendl.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/26646809|title=Andy Murray and coach Ivan Lendl agree mutual split|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=19 March 2014|access-date=12 February 2018|archive-date=12 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512154105/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/26646809|url-status=live}}</ref> At [[2014 Miami Masters|Miami]], Murray lost to Djokovic in the quarter-finals.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/miami-masters-2014-brave-andy-murray-let-down-by-umpire-error-in-defeat-to-novak-djokovic-9217796.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/miami-masters-2014-brave-andy-murray-let-down-by-umpire-error-in-defeat-to-novak-djokovic-9217796.html |archive-date=7 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Miami Masters 2014: Brave Andy Murray let down by umpire error in defeat to Novak Djokovic|date=26 March 2014|first=Paul|last=Newman|access-date=19 November 2019|newspaper=The Independent}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In the [[2014 Davis Cup World Group#Italy vs. Great Britain|Davis Cup quarter-finals]] against Italy, he beat [[Andreas Seppi]], he and Colin Fleming won the doubles and he lost to [[Fabio Fognini]] in straight sets (Great Britain lost the deciding final rubber).<ref name="Davis 2014 Out">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/apr/06/andy-murray-fabio-fognini-davis-cup|title=Italy bounce back to defeat Great Britain in Davis Cup quarter-final|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=19 November 2019|date=6 April 2014|first=Kevin|last=Mitchell|archive-date=29 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929000527/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/apr/06/andy-murray-fabio-fognini-davis-cup|url-status=live}}</ref>

At [[2014 Mutua Madrid Open|Madrid]] after his opening win over Nicolas Almagro, he dedicated the victory to former player [[Elena Baltacha]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2014/05/19/Madrid-Wednesday-Murray-Tsonga.aspx|title=MURRAY EDGES ALMAGRO IN MADRID OPENER|website=ATPTour.com|access-date=8 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140511023643/http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2014/05/19/Madrid-Wednesday-Murray-Tsonga.aspx|archive-date=11 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Fuller|first=Russell|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/27299893|title=Andy Murray beats Nicolas Almagro at Madrid Masters|work=BBC Sport|date=7 May 2014|access-date=8 June 2014|archive-date=14 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514235504/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/27299893|url-status=live}}</ref> He then lost to qualifier [[Santiago Giraldo]] in the next round. Murray then reached the quarter-finals of [[Internazionali BNL d'Italia|Rome]] where he lost to No. 1 Rafael Nadal in a tight match in which he had been up a break in the final set.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/27450843|title=Rafael Nadal beats Andy Murray in Italian Open quarter-final|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=16 May 2014|access-date=8 June 2014|archive-date=27 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527124851/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/27450843|url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[2014 French Open|French Open]], Murray edged out 28th seed Philipp Kohlschreiber 12–10 in the final set in round three (the first time Murray had ever gone beyond 7–5 in a deciding set).<ref>{{cite news|last=Newbery|first=Piers|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/27655396|title=Andy Murray beats Philipp Kohlschreiber at French Open|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=1 June 2014|access-date=8 June 2014|archive-date=5 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140605045713/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/27655396|url-status=live}}</ref> He then beat Fernando Verdasco and Gaël Monfils in a five set quarter-final, which saw Murray rise to No. 5 and equal his best ever [[French Open]] by reaching the semi-finals. He lost to Nadal in straight sets, winning only 6 games.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/27734725|title=Andy Murray beaten by Rafael Nadal in French Open semi-final|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=6 June 2014|access-date=12 February 2018|archive-date=29 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529131840/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/27734725|url-status=live}}</ref> Murray then appointed former women's world No. 1, and two-times slam titlist, [[Amélie Mauresmo]] as his coach<ref>{{cite news|last=Fuller|first=Russell|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/27753849|title=Andy Murray appoints Amelie Mauresmo as coach|work=[[BBC Sport]]|access-date=8 June 2014|archive-date=8 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140608122254/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/27753849|url-status=live}}</ref> in a 'historic move' which made Mauresmo the first woman to coach a top male tennis player.<ref name="AM appointed">[https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/jun/08/andy-murray-amelie-mauresmo-coach 'Andy Murray appoints Amélie Mauresmo as his new coach'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305010430/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/jun/08/andy-murray-amelie-mauresmo-coach |date=5 March 2017 }}, ''[[The Guardian]]'' (London), 8 June 2014.</ref>

At Wimbledon Grigor Dimitrov ended his 17 match winning-streak on Wimbledon grass (including the 2012 Olympics) with a straight sets win in the quarter finals, meaning Murray failed to reach the semi-finals for the first time since 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/28110931|title=Andy Murray loses to Grigor Dimitrov in Wimbledon quarters|work=BBC Sport|access-date=8 October 2014|archive-date=31 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031162843/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/28110931|url-status=live}}</ref> After his defeat at the Championships, Murray dropped to No. 10, his lowest ranking since 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/28142258|title=Andy Murray: World ranking drops to 10th – lowest since 2008|work=BBC Sport|access-date=8 October 2014|archive-date=12 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912040844/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/28142258|url-status=live}}</ref>

Murray reached back-to-back quarter-finals at the [[2014 Rogers Cup|Canadian Open]] and [[2014 Western & Southern Open|Cincinnati Masters]], losing to eventual champions Jo Wilfried Tsonga,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/tennis/2014/08/10/jo-wilfried-tsonga-beats-roger-federer-win-rogers-cup|title=Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beats Roger Federer to win Rogers Cup|website=SI.com|last=Nguyen|first=Courtney|date=10 August 2014|access-date=16 August 2014|archive-date=12 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812212336/http://www.si.com/tennis/2014/08/10/jo-wilfried-tsonga-beats-roger-federer-win-rogers-cup|url-status=live}}</ref> after being a break up in the decider,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/28713089|title=Rogers Cup: Andy Murray beaten by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in Toronto|work=BBC Sport|date=8 August 2014|access-date=16 August 2014|archive-date=11 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811005515/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/28713089|url-status=live}}</ref> and Roger Federer, after being two breaks up in the second set, respectively.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/28813820|title=Andy Murray beaten by Roger Federer in Cincinnati|work=BBC Sport|date=16 August 2014|access-date=16 August 2014|archive-date=16 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140816073823/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/28813820|url-status=live}}</ref> He made it to the quarter-finals of the [[2014 US Open (tennis)|2014 US Open]], losing to [[Novak Djokovic]], after earning his first top ten win of the year in the previous round against Jo Wilfried Tsonga.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/29023290|title=US Open: Andy Murray beats Tsonga to reach last eight|last=Newbury|first=Piers|work=BBC Sport|date=1 September 2014|access-date=22 September 2014|archive-date=23 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140923031758/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/29023290|url-status=live}}</ref> This was the first season since 2009 where Murray failed to reach a grand slam final. As a consequence Murray fell outside of the top 10 rankings for the first time since June 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/tennis/sport/story/342009.html|title=Murray drops out of world's top 10|website=ESPN.com|date=9 September 2014|access-date=22 September 2014|archive-date=14 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014121009/http://www.espn.co.uk/tennis/sport/story/342009.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

At [[2014 ATP Shenzhen Open|Shenzhen Open]] Murray reached his first final of the season, breaking a drought of 14 months. In the final, after saving five championship points in the second set tie break against Tommy Robredo, Murray won the title in three sets, Robredo's drop in fitness ultimately proving decisive.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2014/09/39/Shenzhen-Final-Murray-Robredo.aspx|title=Murray Saves 5 Match Points for Shenzhen Crown|website=ATPTour.com|access-date=28 September 2014|archive-date=1 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001100018/http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2014/09/39/Shenzhen-Final-Murray-Robredo.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> At [[2014 China Open (tennis)|Beijing]], he reached the semi-finals before losing to Djokovic in straight sets.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/djokovic-downs-murray-beijing-073504102--ten.html|title=Djokovic downs Murray in Beijing|website=sports.yahoo.com|date=4 October 2014|access-date=20 October 2014|archive-date=6 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006075543/http://sports.yahoo.com/news/djokovic-downs-murray-beijing-073504102--ten.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He lost in the third round at the [[2014 Shanghai Rolex Masters|Shanghai Masters]] to David Ferrer despite being a set up.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/29548360|title=Andy Murray loses to David Ferrer at Shanghai Masters|work=BBC Sport|date=9 October 2014|access-date=20 October 2014|archive-date=19 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019143649/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/29548360|url-status=live}}</ref> In [[2014 Erste Bank Open|Vienna]] he beat Ferrer in three sets for his second title of the season, and the 30th of his career.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/oct/19/andy-murray-atp-tour-finals-win-david-ferrer|title=Andy Murray's ATP Tour Finals hopes boosted by win over David Ferrer|date=20 October 2014|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=19 November 2019|archive-date=4 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211004065359/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/oct/19/andy-murray-atp-tour-finals-win-david-ferrer|url-status=live}}</ref> Murray defeated Ferrer again in the semi-finals of [[Valencia Open 500|Valencia]] to move into his third final in five weeks.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/29772603|title=Andy Murray beats David Ferrer to reach Valencia Open final|work=BBC Sport|date=25 October 2014|access-date=25 October 2014|archive-date=27 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027003444/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/29772603|url-status=live}}</ref> In a repeat of the Shenzhen Open final, Murray again saved five championship points as he overcame Tommy Robredo in three sets.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/murray-outlasts-robredo-win-valencia-title-190947464--ten.html|title=Murray outlasts Robredo to win Valencia title|work=Yahoo News|date=26 October 2014|access-date=26 October 2014|archive-date=26 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026225245/http://news.yahoo.com/murray-outlasts-robredo-win-valencia-title-190947464--ten.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Murray then reached the quarter-finals of the [[2014 BNP Paribas Masters|Paris Masters]], where he lost to Djokovic in his 23rd match in 37 days.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/29858134|title=Andy Murray loses to Novak Djokovic in Paris Masters|work=BBC Sport|date=31 October 2014|access-date=4 November 2014|archive-date=3 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103101231/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/29858134|url-status=live}}</ref> However, his win over Dimitrov in the third round had already guaranteed him a spot at the ATP World Tour Finals.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/oct/30/andy-murray-grigor-dimitrov-paris-atp-tour-finals|title=Andy Murray beats Grigor Dimitrov to qualify for ATP Tour Finals|newspaper=The Guardian|location=London|last=Steinberg|first=Jacob|date=30 October 2014|access-date=4 November 2014|archive-date=4 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104040141/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/oct/30/andy-murray-grigor-dimitrov-paris-atp-tour-finals|url-status=live}}</ref>

At the [[2014 ATP World Tour Finals|ATP World Tour Finals]], Murray lost his opening round robin match to [[Kei Nishikori]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/nov/09/andy-murray-kei-nishikori-atp-tour-finals|title=Andy Murray loses to Kei Nishikori in ATP Tour finals opener|newspaper=The Guardian|location=London|last=Mitchell|first=Kevin|date=9 November 2014|access-date=14 November 2014|archive-date=13 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113230751/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/nov/09/andy-murray-kei-nishikori-atp-tour-finals|url-status=live}}</ref> but won his second match against Milos Raonic.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/nov/11/andy-murray-beats-milos-raonic-atp-tour-finals|title=Andy Murray beats Milos Raonic in straight sets at ATP Tour Finals|newspaper=The Guardian|location=London|last=Mitchell|first=Kevin|date=11 November 2014|access-date=14 November 2014|archive-date=14 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114020154/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/nov/11/andy-murray-beats-milos-raonic-atp-tour-finals|url-status=live}}</ref> He lost his final group match against Federer in straight sets and only won one game against him, marking his worst defeat since losing to Djokovic in the [[2007 Miami Masters]], eliminating him from the tournament.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/30046849|title=Andy Murray knocked out of World Tour Finals by Roger Federer|work=BBC Sport|last=Newbery|first=Piers|date=13 November 2014|access-date=14 November 2014|archive-date=14 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114222026/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/30046849|url-status=live}}</ref>

At the end of the season, Murray mutually agreed on a split with training partner [[Daniel Vallverdu|Dani Vallverdu]] and fitness coach Jez Green.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/nov/26/andy-murray-split-dani-vallverdu-jez-green|title=Andy Murray splits with long-time allies Dani Vallverdu and Jez Green|newspaper=The Guardian|location=London|last=Mitchell|first=Kevin|date=26 November 2014|access-date=5 December 2014|archive-date=7 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207182325/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/nov/26/andy-murray-split-dani-vallverdu-jez-green|url-status=live}}</ref>

====2015: Davis Cup champion, world No. 2====

{{Main|2015 Andy Murray tennis season}}
At the [[2015 Australian Open|Australian Open]] he beat [[Nick Kyrgios]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/31000718|title=Australian Open: Andy Murray beats Nick Kyrgios in last eight|work=BBC Sport|last=Newbery|first=Piers|date=27 January 2015|access-date=30 January 2015|archive-date=30 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150130070642/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/31000718|url-status=live}}</ref> and Tomáš Berdych to reach his fourth final at the tournament (three of which were against Djokovic) and the eighth grand slam final of his career.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/31042458|title=Andy Murray in Australian Open final after beating Tomas Berdych|work=BBC Sport|last=Newbery|first=Piers|date=29 January 2015|access-date=30 January 2015|archive-date=1 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201082422/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/31042458|url-status=live}}</ref> He lost the final to Novak Djokovic in four sets,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/31073438|title=Novak Djokovic beats Andy Murray to win fifth Australian Open title|work=BBC Sport|last=Newbery|first=Piers|date=1 February 2015|access-date=5 February 2015|archive-date=3 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203020356/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/31073438|url-status=live}}</ref> but returned to the top four in the world rankings for the first time in 12 months.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/andy-murray-returns-top-four-5102294|title=Andy Murray returns to top four|newspaper=Daily Record|last=Jones|first=Gareth Iwan|date=4 February 2015|access-date=5 February 2015|archive-date=6 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206035545/http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/andy-murray-returns-top-four-5102294|url-status=live}}</ref>

At [[2015 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament – Singles|Rotterdam]] Murray lost in the quarter-finals to Gilles Simon.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tennisnow.com/News/2015/February/Simon-Snaps-12-Match-Losing-Streak-vs-Murray-in-R.aspx|title=Simon Snaps 12-Match Losing Streak vs. Murray in Rotterdam|website=TennisNow.com|last=Oddo|first=Chris|date=13 February 2015|access-date=16 February 2015|archive-date=15 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215203347/http://www.tennisnow.com/News/2015/February/Simon-Snaps-12-Match-Losing-Streak-vs-Murray-in-R.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> At [[2015 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's singles|Dubai]] he lost in the quarters to 18-year-old Borna Ćorić.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/feb/26/andy-murray-loses-borna-coric-dubai|title=Andy Murray beaten in straight sets by teenager Borna Coric in Dubai|newspaper=The Guardian|location=London|date=26 February 2015|access-date=2 March 2015|archive-date=13 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150313125048/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/feb/26/andy-murray-loses-borna-coric-dubai|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www1.skysports.com/tennis/news/12040/9739726/andy-murray-slips-behind-kei-nishikori-in-the-latest-world-rankings|title=Andy Murray slips behind Kei Nishikori in the latest world rankings|work=Sky Sports|date=2 March 2015|access-date=2 March 2015|archive-date=3 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150303224625/http://www1.skysports.com/tennis/news/12040/9739726/andy-murray-slips-behind-kei-nishikori-in-the-latest-world-rankings|url-status=live}}</ref> At [[2015 Davis Cup World Group|Davis Cup World Group]] in [[Commonwealth Arena and Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome|Glasgow]] against the [[United States Davis Cup team|United States]] he won both his matches against Donald Young and [[John Isner]], allowing [[Great Britain Davis Cup team|Great Britain]] to progress to the quarter-finals 3–2.<ref name=dc15us>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/31784058|title=Davis Cup: Andy Murray wins to wrap up GB victory over USA|work=BBC Sport|date=8 March 2015|access-date=9 March 2015|archive-date=9 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150309000753/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/31784058|url-status=live}}</ref>

Murray then reached the semi-finals of [[2015 BNP Paribas Open – Men's singles|Indian Wells]], overtaking [[Tim Henman]]'s record of 496 career wins to have the most career wins for a British man in the Open Era.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/tennis-murray-sets-new-milestone-way-indian-wells-232109326--ten.html|title=Tennis – Murray sets new milestone on way to Indian Wells semi-finals|work=Yahoo Sport|date=19 March 2015|access-date=25 March 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402114055/https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/tennis-murray-sets-new-milestone-way-indian-wells-232109326--ten.html|archive-date=2 April 2015}}</ref> However, he suffered a 6th consecutive defeat to Djokovic in straight sets.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/32004366|title=Andy Murray loses to Novak Djokovic in Indian Wells semi-final|work=BBC Sport|date=21 March 2015|access-date=23 March 2015|archive-date=22 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150322230613/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/32004366|url-status=live}}</ref> Murray then reached the final of [[2015 Miami Open|Miami]], recording his 500th career win.<ref>{{cite news|title=Andy Murray beats Kevin Anderson to reach 500 career wins|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/32135605|work=BBC Sport|date=31 March 2015|access-date=30 April 2015|archive-date=3 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150503143717/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/32135605|url-status=live}}</ref> He lost the final to Djokovic in three sets.<ref>{{cite news|title=Andy Murray loses Miami Open final to Novak Djokovic|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/andymurray/11517514/Andy-Murray-loses-Miami-Open-final-to-Novak-Djokovic.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/andymurray/11517514/Andy-Murray-loses-Miami-Open-final-to-Novak-Djokovic.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|location=London|date=5 April 2015|access-date=30 April 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Murray added [[Jonas Björkman]] to his coaching staff in March initially on a five-week trial.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/andymurray/11464204/Andy-Murray-to-hire-Jonas-Bjorkman-when-hes-finished-with-Swedens-answer-to-Strictly-Come-Dancing.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/andymurray/11464204/Andy-Murray-to-hire-Jonas-Bjorkman-when-hes-finished-with-Swedens-answer-to-Strictly-Come-Dancing.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Andy Murray to hire Jonas Bjorkman – when he's finished with Sweden's answer to 'Strictly Come Dancing'|date=11 March 2015|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Murray won his first ATP clay court title at the [[2015 BMW Open]], defeating Philipp Kohlschreiber to become the first Briton since [[Buster Mottram]] in 1976 to win a tour level clay court event.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2015/05/murray-wins-bmw-open-for-1st-clay-court-title/54819/|title=Murray wins BMW Open for first clay-court title|website=tennis.com|date=4 May 2015|access-date=4 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2015/05/18/Munich-Final-Murray-Kohlschreiber.aspx|title=ATP World Tour|website=ATPTour.com|date=4 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717040643/http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2015/05/18/Munich-Final-Murray-Kohlschreiber.aspx|archive-date=17 July 2015|url-status=dead|access-date=22 July 2018}}</ref> At [[2015 Mutua Madrid Open|Madrid]] he beat Rafael Nadal in straight sets in the final for his first ever clay court Masters title. The win was Murray's first over Nadal, Federer or Djokovic since Wimbledon 2013, and his first over Nadal on clay.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2015/05/18/Madrid-Final-Murray-Nadal.aspx|title=Magical Murray Denies Nadal to Win Madrid Title|website=ATPTour.com|date=10 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716195304/http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2015/05/18/Madrid-Final-Murray-Nadal.aspx|archive-date=16 July 2015|url-status=dead|access-date=22 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/32683988|title=Andy Murray beats Rafael Nadal to win Madrid Masters final|work=BBC Sport|date=10 May 2015|access-date=19 November 2019}}</ref>

At [[2015 Internazionali BNL d'Italia|Italian Open]], he withdrew due to fatigue. Murray then reached his third semi-final at the [[2015 French Open – Men's singles|French Open]], losing to Djokovic in five sets and ending his 15 match winning streak on clay.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/33034999|title=French Open: Novak Djokovic beats Andy Murray to reach final|first=Piers|last=Newbery|work=BBC Sport|date=6 June 2015|access-date=19 November 2019}}</ref>[[File:Andy Murray and Jonas Björkman 2, Aegon Championships, London, UK - Diliff.jpg|thumb|right|Murray with new coach Jonas Björkman during practice at the 2015 [[Aegon Championships]]]] To start his grass court campaign, Murray went on to win a record-tying fourth Queen's Club title, defeating the big serving Kevin Anderson in straight sets in the final.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/33215534|title=Andy Murray wins fourth Queen's Club title with two wins in a day|first=Piers|last=Newbery|work=BBC Sport|date=21 June 2015|access-date=19 November 2019}}</ref> At the [[2015 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|2015 Wimbledon Championships]], Murray dropped only two sets before a semi-final clash with Roger Federer which he lost in straight sets, gaining only one break point in the match.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/andymurray/11730677/Andy-Murray-vs-Roger-Federer-Wimbledon-2015-as-it-happened-Swiss-wins-in-straight-sets.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/andymurray/11730677/Andy-Murray-vs-Roger-Federer-Wimbledon-2015-as-it-happened-Swiss-wins-in-straight-sets.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Andy Murray vs Roger Federer, Wimbledon 2015 – as it happened: Swiss wins in straight sets|date=10 July 2015|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=10 November 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In Great Britain's Davis Cup quarter-final tie against [[France Davis Cup team|France]] at Queen's, Murray beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and then he and his brother Jamie won the doubles, beating Tsonga and Nicolas Mahut in four sets. He then beat Simon in the fourth rubber in four sets, which resulted in Great Britain reaching their first Davis Cup semi-final since 1981.<ref name=dc15fr>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/33586979|title=Andy Murray puts Great Britain into Davis Cup semi-finals|date=19 July 2015|work=BBC Sport|access-date=10 November 2017}}</ref>

At [[2015 Citi Open|Citi Open]], he lost his first match, losing to No. 53 [[Teymuraz Gabashvili]] in a final set tiebreak, despite serving for the match.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/aug/06/andy-murray-stunned-by-teymuraz-gabashvili-at-citi-open-in-washington|title=Andy Murray stunned by Teymuraz Gabashvili at Citi Open in Washington|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=19 November 2019|date=6 August 2015}}</ref> In doubles, he partnered [[Daniel Nestor]], losing in the first round to the fourth seeds, [[Rohan Bopanna]] and [[Florin Mergea]], in three sets.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tennis/bopanna-mergea-beat-murray-nestor-enter-citi-open-quarters/story-ykXG3o24Ve2lAiuKoK3ThN.html|title=Bopanna-Mergea beat Murray-Nestor, enter Citi Open quarters|date=4 August 2015|website=Hindustan Times|access-date=7 January 2020}}</ref>

Murray won [[2015 Rogers Cup – Men's singles|Montreal]], beating Tsonga and Nishikori in the quarter-finals and semi-finals. He then won the final against Djokovic in three sets. This broke his eight-match, two-year losing streak against Djokovic. He also overtook Federer to become the world No. 2. In doubles, he and Leander Paes beat Chardy and Anderson, before losing to Murray's brother Jamie and [[John Peers]] in two sets – the first time the Murray brothers had competed against each other in a Tour-level match.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/33919492|title=Jamie Murray beats Andy Murray in Rogers Cup doubles |work=BBC Sport|date=14 August 2015|access-date=10 November 2017}}</ref>

At [[2015 Western & Southern Open|Cincinnati]], Murray lost to defending champion Roger Federer in straight sets, and after Federer went on to win the tournament, this result saw Murray return to the No. 3 ranking. At the US Open, Murray beat Nick Kyrgios in four sets and [[Adrian Mannarino]] in five sets after being two sets down, equaling Federer for winning eight matches from two sets to love down. He then beat [[Thomaz Bellucci]] in straight sets but lost in the fourth round to Kevin Anderson in four sets. This ended Murray's five-year run of 18 consecutive Grand Slam quarter-finals (not counting his withdrawal from the [[2013 French Open – Men's singles|2013 French Open]]) since his third round loss to Stan Wawrinka in the [[2010 US Open – Men's singles|2010 US Open]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/34181866|title=Andy Murray beaten by Kevin Anderson in US Open fourth round|date=8 September 2015|work=BBC Sport|access-date=10 September 2015}}</ref>

Facing Australia in the semi-finals of the [[2015 Davis Cup World Group|Davis Cup World Group]] in Glasgow, Murray won both his singles rubbers in straight sets, against [[Thanasi Kokkinakis]] and [[Bernard Tomic]].<ref name=dc15oz1>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/sep/20/andy-murray-davis-cup-great-britain-australia|title=Andy Murray beats body and Bernard Tomic to put GB in Davis Cup final|date=20 September 2015|newspaper=The Guardian|location=London|access-date=22 September 2015}}</ref> He and his brother Jamie won in five sets against [[Sam Groth]] and Lleyton Hewitt, the results guiding [[Great Britain Davis Cup team|Great Britain]] to the [[2015 Davis Cup World Group#Belgium vs. Great Britain|Davis Cup final]] for the first time since 1978 with a 3–2 win over Australia.<ref name=dc15oz2>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/34307981|title=Andy Murray puts Great Britain into Davis Cup final|work=BBC Sport|date=19 September 2015}}</ref>

After losing in the semi-finals of the [[Shanghai Masters (tennis)|Shanghai Masters]] to Djokovic in straight sets, Murray reached the finals of the [[2015 BNP Paribas Masters – Singles|Paris Masters]]. After a three set win over Richard Gasquet, he joined Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal as the only players to reach the semi-finals (or better) at all nine of the [[ATP World Tour Masters 1000]] tournaments, and also ensured that he compiled his best match record in a single
season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/murray-battles-into-paris-2015-semi-finals|title=Murray Ends French Hopes, Battles Into Paris SFs|website=ATPTour.com|date=6 November 2015|access-date=19 November 2019}}</ref> He lost the final to Djokovic in straight sets.

At [[World Tour Finals|ATP World Tour Finals]], Murray went out in the round-robin stage, after defeating David Ferrer and losing to Rafael Nadal and Stan Wawrinka.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/14203474/atp-world-tour-finals-novak-djokovic-rest|title=ATP World Tour Finals – It's Novak Djokovic and the rest|website=ESPN.com|date=23 November 2015}}</ref> However, after Federer failed to win the tournament, he finished the season ranked No. 2 for the first time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/murray-davis-cup-preview-2015-final|title=murray davis cup preview 2015 final – ATP World Tour – Tennis|website=ATPTour.com|date=25 November 2015|access-date=19 November 2019}}</ref>

In the Davis Cup final, Murray beat [[Ruben Bemelmans]] in straight sets, played on indoor clay courts at Ghent. With brother Jamie he won in four sets over [[Steve Darcis]] and David Goffin, and then Murray beat Goffin to ensure a 3–1 victory for Great Britain, their first Davis Cup title since [[1936 Davis Cup|1936]] and their tenth overall.<ref name = "clinch">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/34957711 |title=Andy Murray wins the Davis Cup for Great Britain |work=BBC Sport |first=Piers |last=Newbery |date=29 November 2015 |access-date=10 November 2017}}</ref> Murray also became only the third person since the current Davis Cup format was introduced to win all eight of his singles rubbers in a Davis Cup season, after [[John McEnroe]] and [[Mats Wilander]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/nov/29/andy-murray-davis-cup-great-britain|title=Andy Murray beats Goffin to seal first Davis Cup for Great Britain in 79 years|newspaper=The Guardian|location=London|date=29 November 2015|access-date=29 November 2015}}</ref>

====2016: Wimbledon title, Olympic gold, No. 1====
{{Main|2016 Andy Murray tennis season}}
At [[Australian Open]] he reached his fifth [[Australian Open]] final beating [[Milos Raonic]] in the semis, but lost in the final to [[Novak Djokovic]] in straight sets.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/35453531|title=Novak Djokovic beats Andy Murray to win sixth Australian Open title|work=BBC Sport|date=31 January 2016|access-date=14 February 2016}}</ref> He became the second man in the [[Open Era (tennis)|Open Era]] (after [[Ivan Lendl]]) to lose five Grand Slam finals at one event, and the only one not to have won the title. In February, Murray appointed [[Jamie Delgado]] as an assistant coach.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/10287807/andy-murray-should-stick-with-jamie-delgado-says-tim-henman|title=Andy Murray should stick with Jamie Delgado, says Tim Henman |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=19 May 2016 |website=[[skysports.com]] |access-date=15 August 2016}}</ref> Murray then played at [[2016 Davis Cup]] defeating the Japanese [[Taro Daniel]] and Kei Nishikori in the first round.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/35740015|title=Davis Cup: Andy Murray beats Kei Nishikori in five sets to give GB victory|date=6 March 2016|website=[[BBC Sport]]|access-date=26 September 2023}}</ref> At [[2016 Indian Wells Masters]] he lost to [[Federico Delbonis]] in the third round. At [[2016 Miami Open|Miami]] he lost to Grigor Dimitrov in the third round.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/35912595|title=Andy Murray loses to Grigor Dimitrov in Miami Open, Johanna Konta through|work=BBC Sport|date=29 March 2016|access-date= 5 November 2016}}</ref>

At [[2016 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters|Monte Carlo]] Murray lost in the semi finals to eventual champion Rafael Nadal despite winning the first set. At [[2016 Mutua Madrid Open]] Murray beat Rafael Nadal. In the final he lost to Novak Djokovic in three sets. This loss dropped Murray from second to third in the ATP rankings. Shortly afterwards Mauresmo and Murray issued a joint statement announcing that they had "mutually agreed" to end their coaching partnership.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2016/05/09/tennis/andy-murray-splits-coach-amelie-mauresmo/ |title=Andy Murray and Amelie Mauresmo 'mutually agree' to end partnership |last1=Grez |first1=Matias|date=9 May 2016 |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=15 August 2016}}</ref>
[[File:AndyMurrayWimbledon2016.jpg|thumb|right|In 2016, Murray won his second Wimbledon title, beating Milos Raonic 6–4, 7–6(3), 7–6(2) in the final]]

Murray regained his number two ranking after he won the [[2016 Internazionali BNL d'Italia]] for his 1st title of the season and 36th overall. He beat Djokovic in straight sets. This was his first win over Djokovic on clay and became the first British player since [[Virginia Wade]] in 1971 to win the title and the first British man since [[George Patrick Hughes]] in 1931.<ref>{{cite news|title=Andy Murray beats Novak Djokovic to win first Italian Open title|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/36297221|work=[[BBC Sport]]|access-date=7 June 2016|date=15 May 2016}}</ref> At [[2016 French Open|French Open]] he beat Richard Gasquet in four sets to set up a semi-final clash against defending champion Stanislas Wawrinka. Murray defeated Wawrinka in four sets to become the first male British player since Bunny Austin in 1937, to reach a French Open final.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/36447728|title=Andy Murray beats Stan Wawrinka to reach his first French Open final|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=3 June 2016}}</ref> He lost to Djokovic in four sets.

In June Ivan Lendl returned to his former role as Murray's coach.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/36528343 |title=Andy Murray and Ivan Lendl reunited at Queen's Club |last1=Newbery |first1=Piers |date=14 June 2016 |work=[[BBC Sport]] |access-date=15 August 2016 }}</ref> At [[2016 Aegon Championships|Queen's]] in the final he was down a set and a break to Milos Raonic, but he won a record 5th [[Queen's Club Championships]]. At the [[2016 Wimbledon Championships]] Murray beat 12th seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in five sets in the quarter-final<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/36729449|title=Wimbledon 2016: Andy Murray beats Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to reach semis|work=BBC Sport|date=5 July 2016}}</ref> and 10th seed Tomáš Berdych in straight sets to reach his third straight major final. In the final on 10 July, Murray defeated Raonic in straight sets to win his second [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] title and third major title overall.<ref name="ESPN">{{cite web|last1=Garber|first1=Greg|title=First-time favorite Andy Murray comes through in Wimbledon final|url=https://www.espn.com/tennis/wimbledon16/story/_/id/16952210/first-favorite-andy-murray-comes-wimbledon-final|website=ESPN.com|date=10 July 2016|access-date=10 July 2016}}</ref> His Wimbledon crown was his 3rd title of the season and 38th career Tour title.

At [[Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's singles|Rio Olympic Games]] he became the first player, male or female, to win two consecutive gold medals in the tennis singles events by beating Juan Martín del Potro in the final, which lasted over four hours.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2016/08/andy-murray-juan-martin-del-potro-gold-medal-rio-olympic-2016/59955/|title=Andy Murray tops Juan Martin del Potro in four-hour four-setter to win second straight singles gold|website=Tennis.com|date=14 August 2016|access-date=19 November 2019}}</ref> Murray then entered the US Open and lost to sixth seed Kei Nishikori in five sets despite holding a two sets to one lead.
[[File:2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremony 1035369-olimpiadas abertura-2902.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Murray [[List of flag bearers for Great Britain at the Olympics|carrying the flag]] on behalf of athletes from Great Britain during the [[2016 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations|parade of nations]] at the [[2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremony]]]]

At Davis Cup semi-final in Glasgow against Argentina he lost to Juan Martín del Potro in five sets<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/37386673|title=Davis Cup 2016: Juan Martin del Potro beats Andy Murray|date=16 September 2016|work=[[BBC Sport]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916175536/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/37386673|archive-date=16 September 2016|access-date=16 September 2016}}</ref> and he and his brother Jamie beat del Potro and Leonardo Mayer in four sets.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/37396983|title=Davis Cup 2016: Andy & Jamie Murray win doubles to keep GB hopes alive|date=17 September 2016|work=[[BBC Sport]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918042712/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/37396983|archive-date=18 September 2016|access-date=18 September 2016}}</ref> He then beat [[Guido Pella]] in straight sets,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/37401472|title=Davis Cup 2016: Dan Evans & Leonardo Mayer face decider after Andy Murray wins|date=18 September 2016|work=[[BBC Sport]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918170945/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/37401472|archive-date=18 September 2016|access-date=18 September 2016}}</ref> though Great Britain lost the tie.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/news/241268.aspx|title=Argentine resist British fightback to reach Davis Cup final|last=Fraser|first=Stuart|date=18 September 2016|website=daviscup.com|publisher=ITF Licensing|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920115039/https://www.daviscup.com/en/news/241268.aspx|archive-date=20 September 2016|access-date=20 September 2016}}</ref> Murray then won the [[2016 China Open – Men's singles|China Open]] for his fifth title of 2016 and 40th career tour title. He defeated Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets. Murray then won [[2016 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Singles|Shanghai]] defeating [[Roberto Bautista Agut]] in straight sets.

Murray brought his win streak to 15 consecutive match wins by winning the Erste Bank Open for his seventh tour title of the 2016 season. He beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, for his third title in succession.<ref>{{cite news|title=Andy Murray beats Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in Vienna to win the Erste Bank Open|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/37816687|access-date=31 October 2016|work=BBC Sport|date=30 October 2016}}</ref> The result saw Murray win seven titles in a single season for the first time in his career, and move to solo 15th on the [[Tennis players with most titles in the Open Era#Men|all-time list of singles titles in the Open Era]], breaking a tie with former world No. 1 [[Stefan Edberg]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Murray Wins Shanghai, Draws Closer To Novak|url=https://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/murray-bautista-agut-shanghai-2016-final|access-date=2 November 2016|website=ATPTour.com|date=16 October 2016}}</ref>

Murray entered the [[2016 BNP Paribas Masters|Paris Masters]] knowing that in the event of Djokovic not reaching the final, winning the title would be enough to see him crowned world No. 1 for the first time. Djokovic lost to [[Marin Cilic]] and Raonic withdrew before the start of their semi final match, giving Murray a walkover. As a result, Murray became the first British man to reach No. 1 since the introduction of the rankings in 1973.<ref>{{cite web|title=Murray Becomes 26th Player In History To Hold No. 1 In Emirates ATP Rankings |website=ATPTour.com |date=5 November 2016 |access-date=6 November 2016 |url=https://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/andy-murray-no-1-emirates-atp-rankings}}</ref> Murray then defeated John Isner in the final in three sets to win his fourth consecutive tournament and first Paris Masters title.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/news/paris-2016-final-murray-isner|title=Murray Claims 14th Masters 1000 Crown In Paris &#124; ATP Tour &#124; Tennis|website=ATPTour.com|access-date=6 November 2016}}</ref> In November 2016, Murray reached the [[2016 ATP World Tour Finals – Singles|final of the ATP World Tour Finals]] for the first time before winning against Novak Djokovic in two sets, thus reaching [[List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players#Year-end No. 1 players|year-end No. 1]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/news/barclays-atp-world-tour-finals-2016-wrap-up|title=Historic ATP Season Finale Hits New Heights In Dramatic Finish To 2016 Season|website=ATPTour.com|date=23 November 2016|access-date=19 November 2019}}</ref> and in doing so, became the first player to win a Grand Slam, the ATP World Tour Finals, the men's singles at the Olympic Games and a Masters 1000 title in the same calendar year. The [[International Tennis Federation]] recognised Murray as their men's [[ITF World Champions|2016 ITF men's world champion]], the first time Murray had achieved this honour.

====2017: Injury and hiatus====
{{Main|2017 Andy Murray tennis season}}
Murray was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] in the 2017 [[New Year Honours]] for services to tennis and charity, making him the UK's youngest knight, at 29.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=61803 |date=31 December 2016 |supp=y |page=N2 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Queen's birthday honours list: the difference between an MBE, OBE and CBE – and how knighthoods and damehoods work|last=Littlejohn|first=Georgia|date=8 October 2020|access-date=27 July 2021|work=[[i (British newspaper)|the i]]|url=https://inews.co.uk/news/queens-birthday-honours-list-mbe-obe-cbe-difference-knighthood-damehood-explained-2019-240285}}</ref> Murray reached the final of the [[2017 Qatar ExxonMobil Open – Singles|Qatar Open]], but lost to Novak Djokovic in three sets despite saving three championship points.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/murray-djokovic-doha-2017-final|title=Novak Djokovic Beats Andy Murray For Doha Title|website=ATPTour.com|date=7 January 2017|access-date=19 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/06/sports/andy-murray-to-face-novak-djokovic-in-qatar-open-final.html|title=Andy Murray to Face Novak Djokovic in Qatar Open Final|date=6 January 2017|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=7 January 2017}}</ref> At the [[2017 Australian Open]] he lost in the fourth round against [[Mischa Zverev]] in four sets.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ausopen.com/en_AU/news/match_reports/2017-01-22/no1_goes_down_zverev_stuns_murray.html|title=No.1 goes down: Zverev stuns Murray|last=Ramsey|first=Alix|date=22 January 2017|website=AusOpen.com|publisher=[[Tennis Australia]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170122165012/https://www.ausopen.com/en_AU/news/match_reports/2017-01-22/no1_goes_down_zverev_stuns_murray.html|archive-date=22 January 2017}}</ref>

At [[Dubai Tennis Championships|Dubai]] he won his only tournament of the year, beating [[Fernando Verdasco]] in straight sets,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/39168363|title=Andy Murray beats Fernando Verdasco to win first Dubai Championships title|date=4 March 2017|work=BBC Sport|access-date=8 March 2017}}</ref> despite almost losing in the quarter-finals to Philipp Kohlschreiber where Murray had to save seven match points.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/murray-pouille-dubai-2017-thursday|title=Murray Downs Kohlschreiber In Dubai Thriller|date=2 March 2017|website=ATPTour.com|access-date=7 November 2018}}</ref> The next week, he suffered a shock defeat in the second round of the [[Indian Wells Masters]] to [[Vasek Pospisil]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2017/03/12/andy-murray-suffers-shock-second-round-exit-indian-wells-against/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2017/03/12/andy-murray-suffers-shock-second-round-exit-indian-wells-against/ |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Andy Murray at a loss to explain shock Indian Wells exit to world number 129 Vasek Pospisil|last=Briggs|first=Simon|date=12 March 2017|newspaper=The Telegraph|access-date=7 November 2018|issn=0307-1235}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

After missing a month due to an elbow injury, Murray returned to compete in the [[Monte-Carlo Masters]] in April, losing out in the third round to [[Albert Ramos Viñolas|Albert Ramos-Vinolas]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/39654533|title=Andy Murray beaten by Albert Ramos-Vinolas at Monte Carlo Masters|date=20 April 2017|work=BBC Sport|access-date=20 April 2017}}</ref> He then competed in [[2017 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell – Singles|Barcelona]] where he was beaten by [[Dominic Thiem]] in the semi-finals.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/39756260|title=Andy Murray beaten by Dominic Thiem in Barcelona Open semi-finals|date=29 April 2017|work=BBC Sport|access-date=17 May 2017}}</ref> Murray lost to Borna Coric in the third round of [[2017 Mutua Madrid Open – Men's singles|Madrid]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/39889793|title=Andy Murray out in Madrid Open third round, beaten by Borna Coric|date=11 May 2017|work=BBC Sport|access-date=17 May 2017}}</ref> and to [[Fabio Fognini]] in second round of [[2017 Internazionali BNL d'Italia – Men's singles|Rome]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/39943519|title=Andy Murray beaten by Fabio Fognini in Rome Masters second round|date=16 May 2017|work=BBC Sport|access-date=17 May 2017}}</ref> In the [[2017 French Open]] quarter-finals he beat [[Kei Nishikori]] in four sets,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/40193416|title=French Open 2017: Andy Murray beats Kei Nishikori in quarter-finals|last=Newbery|first=Piers|date=7 June 2017|work=BBC Sport|access-date=7 November 2018}}</ref> but lost in the semi-finals to [[Stan Wawrinka]] in five sets.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2017/06/09/andy-murray-vs-stan-wawrinka-french-open-2017-live-score-updates/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2017/06/09/andy-murray-vs-stan-wawrinka-french-open-2017-live-score-updates/ |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Andy Murray loses epic French Open semi-final to Stan Wawrinka|last1=Briggs|first1=Simon|date=9 June 2017|newspaper=The Telegraph|access-date=7 November 2018|last2=Eccleshare|first2=Charlie|issn=0307-1235}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

As the five-time champion at Queens, Murray pledged his prize money to the victims of the [[Grenfell Tower fire]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/40341340|title=Andy Murray to make Grenfell fire donation from Queen's earnings|last=Roan|first=Dan|date=20 June 2017|work=BBC Sport|access-date=7 November 2018}}</ref> however he was defeated in straight sets by [[Jordan Thompson (tennis)|Jordan Thompson]] in the first round.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/40347469|title=Andy Murray stunned by Jordan Thompson at Queen's|last=Newbery|first=Piers|date=20 June 2017|work=BBC Sport|access-date=7 November 2018}}</ref> Despite concerns over a lingering hip injury, he returned to Wimbledon as the defending champion and was defeated in the quarter-final by Sam Querrey in five sets.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2017/07/12/andy-murray-vs-sam-querrey-wimbledon-mens-quarter-final-live/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2017/07/12/andy-murray-vs-sam-querrey-wimbledon-mens-quarter-final-live/ |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Hobbling Andy Murray knocked out of Wimbledon as Sam Querrey books first semi-final spot with five-sets win|last=Hodges|first=Vicki|date=12 July 2017|access-date=12 July 2017|newspaper=The Telegraph}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Murray missed the [[Canadian Open (tennis)|Canadian Open]] and the [[Cincinnati Masters]] due to his hip injury, which led to him losing his No. 1 ranking to [[Rafael Nadal]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/40880994|title=Andy Murray: British world number one pulls out of Cincinnati Masters|date=9 August 2017|work=[[BBC Sport]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/41007442|title=Rafael Nadal: Return to world number one ranking is 'special day'|date=21 August 2017|work=BBC Sport|access-date=25 August 2017}}</ref> His injury then forced him to withdraw from the [[2017 US Open (tennis)|US Open]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/41063581|title=Andy Murray withdraws from US Open because of ongoing hip injury|date=26 August 2017|work=BBC Sport|access-date=26 August 2017}}</ref> and he did not play again in 2017. As a result of his inactivity, his ranking fell sharply to No. 16, his lowest ranking since May 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/andy-murray/mc10/rankings-history |title=Andy Murray: Rankings history (all years) |publisher=ATP |date=6 November 2017|access-date=9 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/15643521.Andy_Murray_falls_to_lowest_ranking_in_nine_years_after_injury_hit_year/ |title=Andy Murray falls to lowest ranking in nine years after injury-hit year |newspaper=Evening Times|date=6 November 2017|access-date=23 November 2017}}</ref> Murray returned to the court to play a charity match against Federer in [[Glasgow]] and expressed his hope to return to the tour in [[Brisbane]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/41907123 |title=Andy Murray "hopes" to return from injury in January but only if 100% fit |work=BBC Sport|date=7 November 2017|access-date=23 November 2017}}</ref> The following week, he and Ivan Lendl announced that they had mutually ended their coaching arrangement for a second time.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/42034526 |title=Andy Murray: British number one splits with coach Ivan Lendl |work=BBC Sport|date=17 November 2017|access-date=23 November 2017}}</ref>

====2018: Hip surgery, return to tour====
In March, Murray lost his British No. 1 ranking for the first time since 2006, to [[Kyle Edmund]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/43279832|title=Kyle Edmund replaces Andy Murray to become British number one for first time|date=5 March 2018|work=BBC Sport|access-date=31 March 2018}}</ref> Later that month, Murray said he was making progress after several days of playing at the [[Mouratoglou Tennis Academy]] in [[Nice]] after posting pictures of himself practising against [[Aidan McHugh]], a British junior player, on Instagram.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/43577406|title=Andy Murray: Former world number one says he is making 'progress'|date=28 March 2018|work=[[BBC Sport]]|access-date=31 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Bg4EnxxhEH6/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/Bg4EnxxhEH6 |archive-date=2021-12-23 |url-access=subscription|title=Andy Murray on Instagram: "Chasing down another @aidymchugh error today during practice #progress #hip #unforced #youngpup"|website=Instagram.com|access-date=31 March 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He then announced he would play his first ATP tournament since hip surgery at the [[Rosmalen Grass Court Championships]] in June,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/43574607|title=Andy Murray: Former world number one to play Libema Open before Wimbledon|date=29 March 2018|work=BBC Sport|access-date=31 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://libema-open.nl/en/2018/03/26/andy-murray-chooses-for-rosmalen/|title=Murray chooses Rosmalen for comeback – Libéma Open|date=26 March 2018|work=Libéma Open|access-date=31 March 2018|archive-date=1 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180401005045/http://libema-open.nl/en/2018/03/26/andy-murray-chooses-for-rosmalen/|url-status=dead}}</ref> although he later withdrew saying he was not quite ready and wanted to be 100%.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/44370841|title=Andy Murray delays comeback but still has Wimbledon Hopes|date=5 June 2018|work=BBC Sport|access-date=5 June 2018}}</ref> He returned at [[Queen's Club Championships|Queen's]] and lost to Nick Kyrgios in the first round in three sets.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/44506760|title=Andy Murray to play Fever-Tree Championships at Queen's Club|date=16 June 2018|work=BBC Sport|access-date=16 June 2018}}</ref> He was given a wildcard for the [[2018 Eastbourne International – Men's singles|Eastbourne International]], where he beat Stan Wawrinka in the first round before losing to Kyle Edmund in the second.<ref>{{cite web| title=Edmund Ends Murray's Eastbourne Comeback | work=ATP World Tour | url=https://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/murray-edmund-eastbourne-2018-wednesday | date = 27 June 2018 | access-date = 28 June 2018}}</ref> He withdrew from [[2018 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] with a "heavy heart" a day before the tournament, saying it was too soon to play five-set matches.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/44675401|title=Andy Murray: Two-time champion withdraws from Wimbledon|date=1 July 2018|work=BBC Sport|access-date=1 July 2018}}</ref> As a result of this withdrawal, he dropped to 839th in the ATP rankings, his newest low ranking since he first entered the ATP rankings on 21 July 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/44849260|title=Andy Murray drops to world number 839 in latest tennis rankings|work=BBC Sport|date=16 July 2018|access-date=17 July 2018}}</ref>

At [[Washington Open (tennis)|Washington]], a three-set victory over [[Marius Copil]] in the third round lasted until just past 3:00 AM local time; Murray wept after the conclusion of the match, overcome with emotion. He then withdrew from the tournament and the [[Canadian Open (tennis)|Canadian Open]] the following week to continue his recovery and to focus on the [[Cincinnati Masters]] for which he was awarded a wildcard. He lost in the first round to [[Lucas Pouille]] in three sets.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/11471415/andy-murray-suffers-early-defeat-to-lucas-pouille-at-cincinnati-masters|title=Andy Murray suffers early defeat to Lucas Pouille at Cincinnati Masters|website=SkySports.com|access-date=15 August 2018}}</ref>

Murray made his grand slam return at the [[2018 US Open (tennis)|US Open]] where he beat [[James Duckworth (tennis)|James Duckworth]] in four sets.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/45324837|title=US Open 2018: Andy Murray beats James Duckworth on Grand Slam return|date=27 August 2018|work=BBC Sport|access-date=29 August 2018}}</ref> However, he was unable to progress further, losing in the second round to Spain's [[Fernando Verdasco]] in four sets.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/45350013|title=US Open 2018: Andy Murray loses to Fernando Verdasco in second round|date=30 August 2018|work=BBC Sport|access-date=30 August 2018}}</ref>

He entered the [[ATP Shenzhen Open|Shenzhen Open]] as a wildcard and beat [[Zhizhen Zhang]] and<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/45643736|title=Shenzhen Open: Andy Murray through to second round after Zhang Zhizhen retires|date=25 September 2018|work=BBC Sport|access-date=27 September 2018}}</ref>  [[David Goffin]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/45669870|title=Andy Murray beats David Goffin to reach Shenzhen Open quarter-finals|date=27 September 2018|work=BBC Sport|access-date=27 September 2018}}</ref> He lost to [[Fernando Verdasco]] in the quarter-finals in straight sets.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/45683803|title=Andy Murray beaten by Fernando Verdasco at Shenzhen Open|date=28 September 2018|work=BBC Sport|access-date=28 September 2018}}</ref> Murray had been due to play at the [[2018 China Open (tennis)|China Open]] the following week, but, after suffering a slight ankle problem, he decided to end his season early to ensure he would be fit for the following year.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2018/09/29/andy-murray-ends-season-earlier-scheduled-straight-sets-defeat/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2018/09/29/andy-murray-ends-season-earlier-scheduled-straight-sets-defeat/ |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Andy Murray ends season earlier than scheduled after straight sets defeat to Fernando Verdasco|last=Sport|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=29 September 2018|access-date=29 September 2018|issn=0307-1235}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/45683803|title=Andy Murray ends season after loss to Fernando Verdasco at the Shenzhen Open|date=28 September 2018|work=BBC Sport|access-date=29 September 2018}}</ref>

====2019: Surgery, first title in two years====
At [[2019 Brisbane International|Brisbane]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/46636796|title=Andy Murray will head early to Brisbane for latest planned return to action|last=Idessane|first=Kheredine|date=20 December 2018|work=BBC Sport|access-date=1 January 2019}}</ref> he won his first round match against [[James Duckworth (tennis)|James Duckworth]] in straight sets but admitted post-match that he did not know how long he would be able to play top-class tennis.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jan/01/andy-murray-class-return-tennis-james-duckworth-brisbane-international|title=Andy Murray's class and vulnerability both on display in long-awaited return|last=Mitchell|first=Kevin|date=1 January 2019|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=1 January 2019|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Murray was defeated in the next round by [[Daniil Medvedev]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/46734233|title=Andy Murray and Kyle Edmund beaten at the Brisbane International|work=BBC Sport|date=2 January 2019|access-date=2 January 2019}}</ref>

On 11 January, at a press conference just before the [[2019 Australian Open – Men's singles|2019 Australian Open]], an emotional Murray announced that he could possibly retire from professional tennis due to struggling physically for a "long time", particularly with his hip injury. He said that he had been suffering with hip pain on a daily basis, and that it caused him to struggle with tasks like putting his shoes and socks on.<ref name=surprise/> He said that the Australian Open could be his final tournament, stating: "I'm not sure I can play through the pain for another four or five months".<ref name=surprise>{{cite web |url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/tennis/andy-murray-makes-surprise-announcement-ahead-of-the-australian-open/news-story/e1ee6b4245649e130dca436c3c03abdc |title=Andy Murray makes surprise announcement ahead of the Australian Open |website=News.com.au |date=11 January 2019 |access-date=11 January 2019}}</ref> Active and retired tennis players, including Juan Martín del Potro, Kyle Edmund, [[Billie Jean King]] and the other members of the 'Big Four' paid tribute to Murray upon his announcement.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jan/11/andy-murray-tennis-world-sport-tribute|title='A champion on and off the court': sport pays tribute to Andy Murray|date=11 January 2019|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=13 January 2019|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/46849217|title=Andy Murray retirement: Rafael Nadal says former world number one is 'suffering'|last=Jurejko|first=Jonathan|date=12 January 2019|work=BBC Sport|access-date=13 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/46854720|title=Andy Murray: Roger Federer & Novak Djokovic pay tribute to Briton|last=Jonathan|first=Jurejko|date=13 January 2019|work=BBC Sport|access-date=13 January 2019}}</ref>

At the Australian Open Murray lost his opening match against 22nd seed [[Roberto Bautista Agut]] in a four-hour, five-setter. At its conclusion, a video montage of tributes featuring other top players Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, [[Sloane Stephens]] and [[Caroline Wozniacki]] played in deference to his impending retirement.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2019/jan/14/andy-murray-v-roberto-bautista-agut-australian-open-2019-live|title=Australian Open: Andy Murray beaten by Roberto Bautista Agut in five sets – as it happened|last=Steinberg|first=Jacob|date=14 January 2019|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=14 January 2019|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> In his post-match interview, he stated that he was considering a second hip surgery, and had not yet ruled out a return to the sport upon recovering from the operation.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Harwitt |first1=Sandra |title=Andy Murray fights, but it isn't enough in possible farewell match at Australian Open |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/tennis/aus/2019/01/14/australian-open-andy-murray-fight-possible-farewell/2568186002/ |access-date=14 January 2019 |newspaper=USA Today |date=14 January 2019}}</ref>

[[Bob Bryan]] urged Murray to have the "[[Birmingham Hip Resurfacing|Birmingham hip resurfacing (BHR)]]" operation he underwent in August 2018, involving a cobalt-chrome metal cap being placed over the femur with a matching metal cup in the acetabulum (a conservative bone-saving alternative to a traditional Total Hip Replacement). Bryan informed Murray that the BHR would improve his quality of life and may help him return to the professional tennis tour.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Briggs |first1=Simon |title=Andy Murray urged to press ahead with hip surgery, by Bob Bryan who underwent same operation |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2019/01/16/andy-murray-can-follow-lead-play-hip-surgery-says-bob-bryan/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2019/01/16/andy-murray-can-follow-lead-play-hip-surgery-says-bob-bryan/ |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=29 January 2019 |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=16 January 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On 29 January, Murray announced on Instagram that he had undergone hip resurfacing surgery in London and hoped that it would "be the end of my hip pain."<ref>{{cite news |title=Andy Murray undergoes hip resurfacing surgery in London |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2019/01/29/andy-murray-undergoes-hip-resurfacing-surgery-london/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2019/01/29/andy-murray-undergoes-hip-resurfacing-surgery-london/ |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=29 January 2019 |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=29 January 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On 7 March, Murray stated in an interview that he was now free of pain in his hip as a result of the surgery and may return to playing competitive tennis, but that he would not rush his comeback.<ref>{{cite web|title=Andy Murray on rushing back for Wimbledon 2019 and possibly playing doubles|url=https://www.tennis365.com/atp-tour/andy-murray-rushing-back-wimbledon-2019-playing-doubles/|website=Tennis365.com|date=7 March 2019|access-date=14 March 2019}}</ref>

On 16 May 2019, Murray received his knighthood from [[Prince Charles]] at [[Buckingham Palace]], two years after he was awarded the honour.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-48294552|title=Sir Andy Murray receives knighthood at Buckingham Palace|date=16 May 2019|work=BBC News|access-date=16 May 2019}}</ref>

Murray returned to the professional tennis circuit in June, entering the doubles at [[2019 Queen's Club Championships – Doubles|Queen's Club Championships]] alongside [[Feliciano Lopez]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/48497850|title=Andy Murray to make competitive return in doubles at Queen's Club|date=3 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190613110502/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/48497850|archive-date=13 June 2019|work=[[BBC Sport]]}}</ref> They beat top seeds [[Juan Sebastián Cabal]] and [[Robert Farah (tennis)|Robert Farah]] in straight sets and defending champions [[John Peers]] and [[Henri Kontinen]] in the semi-finals.<ref>{{cite news |last=Eccleshare |first=Charlie |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2019/06/20/andy-murray-makes-comeback-queens-live-score-latest-updates/ |title=Andy Murray makes magnificent return as he and Feliciano Lopez storm to victory at Queen's |date=20 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190620200535/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2019/06/20/andy-murray-makes-comeback-queens-live-score-latest-updates/ |archive-date=20 June 2019 |url-status=live |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |access-date=20 June 2019 }}</ref> They beat [[Rajeev Ram]] and [[Joe Salisbury]] in the final.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jun/23/andy-murray-queens-doubles-tennis |title=Andy Murray wins Queen's doubles title in first tournament since hip surgery |last=Mitchell |first=Kevin |date=23 June 2019 |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=23 June 2019 |issn=0261-3077 }}</ref> Following the win, Murray stated that his "hip felt great" and that "there was no pain."<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/48739206 |title=Andy Murray wins Queen's doubles title with Feliciano Lopez |last=Jurejko |first=Jonathan |date=23 June 2019 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=23 June 2019 }}</ref> At [[2019 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles|Wimbledon men's doubles]] he and [[Pierre-Hugues Herbert]] were eliminated in the second round, while Murray and [[Serena Williams]] lost in the third round of [[2019 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles|mixed doubles]] to [[Bruno Soares]] and [[Nicole Melichar]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/48938846|title=Andy Murray and Serena Williams' run in the Wimbledon mixed doubles ends|work=BBC Sport|date=10 July 2019|access-date=10 July 2019}}.</ref>

In his first singles match since the Australian Open, Murray lost to [[Richard Gasquet]] in the first round [[2019 Western and Southern Open Men's Singles|Cincinnati]] in straight sets.<ref>{{cite web |title=Andy Murray rules out US Open singles after losing to Richard Gasquet |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/49326206 |date=13 August 2019 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=16 August 2019}}</ref> In the quarter-final of the Cincinnati doubles, Murray and Feliciano López met Jamie Murray and [[Neal Skupski]] in only the second match between the siblings in their senior careers; Jamie and Skupski won in three sets to progress, with Andy stating afterwards that he would now concentrate his efforts on returning to the singles tour.<ref>{{cite web |title=Andy Murray & Feliciano Lopez lose to Jamie Murray & Neal Skupski at Cincinnati Masters |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/49377856 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=17 August 2017 |access-date=17 August 2019}}</ref> At [[2019 Winston-Salem Open]], he lost to [[Tennys Sandgren]] in the first round. Murray played the [[2019 Rafa Nadal Open Banc Sabadell]] Challenger, the first time he had competed on the Challenger Tour since 2005.<ref>{{cite news |title=Andy Murray to play in Rafael Nadal's ATP Challenger event |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/49433757 |access-date=22 August 2019}}</ref> In the first round of the event, Murray defeated Imran Sibille to record his first singles victory since his hip surgery.<ref name="BBC260819">{{cite news |title=Rafa Nadal Open: Andy Murray beats teen Imran Sibille to seal first singles win since hip surgery |access-date=26 August 2019 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/49477368|publisher=BBC Sport|date=26 August 2019}}</ref> He lost to [[Matteo Viola]] in the third round.<ref>{{cite news|title=Andy Murray loses in Rafa Nadal Open to Matteo Viola|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/49518040|date=29 August 2019|access-date=30 August 2019|work=BBC Sport}}</ref>

Murray won the [[European Open (tennis)|European Open]], beating [[Stan Wawrinka]] in the final.<ref name=euroopen19>[https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/andy-murray-european-open-stan-wawrinka-tennis-a9164116.html Andy Murray tearful as he revels in European Open final victory over Stan Wawrinka], The Independent, 20 October 2019</ref> In November 2019, he represented Great Britain for the first time since 2016,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/50125113|title=Andy Murray in Great Britain team for Davis Cup finals in Madrid|date=21 October 2019|access-date=25 October 2019}}</ref> however, he was only able to play one rubber in Great Britain's run to the Davis Cup semi-finals.

At the end of November, a television documentary, ''Andy Murray: Resurfacing'', was released on the [[Amazon Prime Video|Amazon Prime]] platform, detailing Murray's various attempts to overcome his hip injury.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/50556738 Andy Murray documentary: Eight things we learned from Resurfacing], BBC Sport, 26 November 2019</ref><ref>[https://inews.co.uk/culture/film/andy-murray-documentary-resurfacing-amazon-prime-release-date-1324679 Andy Murray documentary: when Resurfacing is released on Amazon Prime, and everything we know so far], [[i (British newspaper)|iNews]], 1 December 2019</ref>

===2020s===

====2020: First top 10 win in three years====
Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], numerous tournaments on the [[2020 ATP Tour]] were either cancelled or rescheduled for later in the year.
Murray's first ATP tournament of 2020 was at the [[2020 Western & Southern Open|Western & Southern Open]] in August in which he entered as a wildcard. He beat world No. 7 [[Alexander Zverev]] in the second round, his first victory over a top-10 player in over three years.<ref>{{cite news|title=Murray beats world number seven Zverev|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/53893535|access-date=25 August 2020}}</ref> He lost his third round match to [[Milos Raonic]] in straight sets.<ref>{{cite web |title='It was poor, didn't play well, not a good day' – Andy Murray reflects on loss to Milos Raonic |url=https://www.scotsman.com/sport/other-sport/it-was-poor-didnt-play-well-not-good-day-andy-murray-reflects-loss-milos-raonic-2953439 |website=The Scotsman |date=26 August 2020 |access-date=3 October 2020}}</ref>

In his first round match at the spectator-less [[2020 US Open – Men's singles|US Open]] Murray came back from two down to narrowly defeat [[Yoshihito Nishioka]] in five sets.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://in.news.yahoo.com/us-open-2020-murray-gets-001010944.html|title=US Open 2020: Murray gets ice bath after 'pretty special' win|website=in.news.yahoo.com|access-date=17 April 2021}}</ref> In the second round he lost in straight sets to the 15th seed [[Felix Auger-Aliassime]].<ref>{{cite web|date=4 September 2020|title=Flawless Felix Auger-Aliassime ends Andy Murray's journey in straight sets|url=https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/us-open-men/2020/flawless-felix-auger-aliassime-ends-andy-murray-s-journey-in-straight-sets_sto7868064/story.shtml|access-date=19 February 2021|website=Eurosport}}</ref>

He then entered the [[2020 French Open – Men's singles|French Open]] as a wildcard but was defeated in the first round in straight sets by [[Stan Wawrinka]].<ref>{{cite news |title=French Open: Andy Murray loses to Stan Wawrinka, Dan Evans beaten by Kei Nishikori |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/54310494#:~:text=Andy%20Murray's%20return%20to%20the,the%20French%20Open%20first%20round.&text=Evans%20has%20lost%20on%20all,%2D6%206%2D4%20defeat.|website=BBC Sport |access-date=3 October 2020}}</ref>

Murray's last tournament of the year was the [[2020 Bett1Hulks Indoors – Singles|Bett1Hulks Indoors]] where he received a wildcard and lost in the first round to [[Fernando Verdasco]] in straight sets.

====2021: Wimbledon third round====
Murray's first tournament of the season was the [[2021 Open Sud de France]] where, as a wildcard, he lost in the first round.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/56175965 |work=bbc.com |title=Andy Murray loses in Open Sud de France first round to Egor Gerasimov | date=23 February 2021 |access-date=14 June 2021}}</ref> In March, he competed at the [[2021 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament]] in Rotterdam as a wildcard where he lost in the second round against Andrey Rublev.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.guardian-series.co.uk/sport/national/19133904.angry-andy-murray-loses-world-number-eight-andrey-rublev-rotterdam/ | work=guardian-series.co.uk |title=Angry Andy Murray loses to world number eight Andrey Rublev in Rotterdam |date=3 March 2021 |access-date=14 June 2021}}</ref>

Murray was largely inactive during the next three months due to a groin injury. He returned to singles play as a wildcard at the [[2021 Queen's Club Championships – Singles|Queen's Club Championships]] where he lost to [[Matteo Berrettini]] in straight sets.<ref>{{cite web |title=Andy Murray's Queen's Club comeback halted by defeat to Matteo Berrettini |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jun/17/andy-murrays-queens-club-comeback-halted-by-defeat-to-matteo-berrettini |website=The Guardian |date=17 June 2021}}</ref> At [[2021 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|Wimbledon]] he received a wildcard.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/www.atptour.com/en/news/wimbledon-2021-wild-cards-announced-murray-alcaraz-draper|title=Former Champ Murray, #NextGenATP Alcaraz Lead Wimbledon Wild Cards &#124; ATP Tour &#124; Tennis|website=ATP Tour}}</ref> He lost in the third round to [[Denis Shapovalov]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Andy Murray Player Profile – The Championships, Wimbledon 2021 |url=https://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/players/overview/atpmc10.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210729201238/https://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/players/overview/atpmc10.html |archive-date=29 July 2021 |url-status=live |access-date=22 July 2018 }}</ref>

Having withdrawn from singles due to quadriceps strain, at [[Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles|Olympic men's doubles]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/31878689/andy-murray-withdraws-tokyo-olympics-singles-tournament-remains-doubles|title=Murray (quad) out of Tokyo singles tournament|date=25 July 2021|website=ESPN.com}}</ref> Murray and [[Joe Salisbury]] reached the quarter-finals beating [[Nicolas Mahut]] and [[Pierre-Hugues Herbert]] and [[Kevin Krawietz]] and [[Tim Pütz]] before losing to [[Marin Čilić]] and [[Ivan Dodig]].<ref>{{cite news| title=Tokyo Olympics tennis: Andy Murray & Joe Salisbury out, Novak Djokovic wins |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/57994553 |access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref>

As a wild card at the [[2021 Western & Southern Open]], Murray lost to [[Hubert Hurkacz]] in the second round.<ref>{{cite news|title=Andy Murray out of Cincinnati Masters after second-round defeat by Hubert Hurkacz
|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/tennis/andy-murray-cincinnati-masters-hubert-hurkacz-b951327.html|work=Evening Standard|date=18 August 2021|last=Flood|first=George|access-date=14 September 2021}}</ref> At the [[2021 Winston-Salem Open]], Murray entered as a wildcard again and won in straight sets against [[Noah Rubin (tennis)|Noah Rubin]], before losing to [[Frances Tiafoe]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/12390030/andy-murray-knocked-out-of-winston-salem-open-but-dan-evans-makes-it-through-to-third-round|title=Andy Murray knocked out of Winston-Salem Open but Dan Evans makes it through to third round|work=Sky Sports|date=25 August 2021|access-date=14 September 2021}}</ref> At the [[2021 US Open – Men's singles|US Open]], he lost to [[Stefanos Tsitsipas]] in five sets in the first round. The match was controversial, with Murray accusing Tsitsipas of cheating, in reference to an eight-minute bathroom break that was had by Tsitsipas during the match.<ref>{{cite news |title=US Open: Andy Murray aims new jibe at Stefanos Tsitsipas in toilet break row |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/58403969 |date=1 September 2021 |work=BBC News |access-date=14 September 2021}}</ref>

Murray reached the quarterfinal of the [[Moselle Open]] as a wildcard losing to [[Hubert Hurkacz]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Andy Murray Takes Wildcard Into MOselle Open in Metz, With Rennes and San Diego Also This Month|url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/tennis/atp-metz/2021/tennis-news-andy-murray-takes-wildcard-into-moselle-open-in-metz-with-rennes-and-san-diego-also-this_sto8540946/story.shtml|work=Eurosport|date=14 September 2021|last=Walker-Roberts|first=James}}</ref> Murray lost as a wildcard in the round of 16 to the 2nd seed and eventual champion [[Casper Ruud]] at the [[2021 San Diego Open]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/www.atptour.com/en/news/ruud-murray-san-diego-2021-thursday|title=Casper Ruud Beats 'Legend' Andy Murray In San Diego &#124; ATP Tour &#124; Tennis|website=ATP Tour}}</ref> He received another wildcard for [[2021 BNP Paribas Open|Indian Wells]], where he reached the third round and was beaten by [[Alexander Zverev]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/www.atptour.com/en/news/murray-wild-cards-indian-wells-2021-friday|title=Andy Murray Headlines Indian Wells Wild Cards &#124; ATP Tour &#124; Tennis|website=ATP Tour}}</ref> He then reached the second round of the [[2021 European Open|European Open]] as a wildcard after a 3-hour and 45 minute marathon win against [[Frances Tiafoe]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Murray Saves 2 MPs, Battles Past Tiafoe In 3-Hour, 45-Minute Classic |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/murray-tiafoe-antwerp-2021-tuesday |access-date=25 October 2021 |publisher=ATP Tour}}</ref> He lost in the second round to [[Diego Schwartzman]] in straight sets.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Diego Schwartzman Downs Andy Murray In Antwerp {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/www.atptour.com/en/news/murray-schwartzman-antwerp-2021-thursday|access-date=2021-10-22|website=ATP Tour}}</ref>
At the [[2021 Erste Bank Open – Singles|Vienna Open]], Murray entered as a wildcard and upset world No. 10 [[Hubert Hurkacz]] in the first round in three sets to claim his first top 10 victory of the year, but fell in straight sets to [[Carlos Alcaraz]] the following round.<ref>{{cite news |title=Murray Beats Nitto ATP Finals Contender Hurkacz In Vienna |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/hurkacz-murray-vienna-2021-monday |access-date=25 October 2021 |publisher=ATP Tour}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/murray-alcaraz-vienna-2021-wednesday|title = Carlos Alcaraz Earns Revenge Against Andy Murray in Vienna &#124; ATP Tour &#124; Tennis| work=ATP Tour }}</ref> At the [[2021 Stockholm Open]], he reached the quarterfinals as a wildcard, defeating World No. 10 [[Jannik Sinner]] for his second top 10 win in two weeks and for the season and the 104th in his career.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/nov/10/andy-murray-stuns-jannik-sinner-to-reach-stockholm-open-quarter-final|title = Andy Murray stuns top seed Sinner to reach Stockholm Open quarter-final|website = [[TheGuardian.com]]|date = 10 November 2021}}</ref>

====2022: First ATP final since 2019====
{{quote box |align=right |width=33% |author=Murray, opening up about his struggles and recovery.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Open: Andy Murray goes down in four sets to Matteo Berrettini at Flushing Meadows in New York |url=https://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/32833/12687954/us-open-andy-murray-goes-down-in-four-sets-to-matteo-berrettini-at-flushing-meadows-in-new-york |date=2 Sep 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220903001513/https://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/32833/12687954/us-open-andy-murray-goes-down-in-four-sets-to-matteo-berrettini-at-flushing-meadows-in-new-york |archive-date=3 September 2022 |work=SkySports |location=UK }}</ref>
|quote= "Lots of people told me I wouldn't be able to play again, and lots of people told me I'd be able to hit tennis balls but not compete professionally again. That was nonsense, and I want to see how close I can get back to the top of the game."}}

After a first round loss as a wildcard at the [[2022 Melbourne Summer Set – Men's singles|Melbourne Summer Set]] to [[Facundo Bagnis]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ausopen.com/articles/news/melbourne-summer-set-osaka-makes-winning-return-murray-ousted|title=Melbourne Summer Set: Osaka makes winning return, Murray ousted|first=Dan|last=Imhoff|date=4 January 2022|work=Ausopen.com|publisher=[[Tennis Australia]]}}</ref> Murray reached the final as a wildcard at the [[2022 Sydney Tennis Classic – Men's singles|Sydney Tennis Classic]], losing to [[Aslan Karatsev]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ausopen.com/articles/news/krejcikova-karatsev-soar-sydney-semis-set|title=Krejcikova, Karatsev soar as Sydney semis set|first=Alex|last=Sharp|date=13 January 2022|work=Ausopen.com|publisher=[[Tennis Australia]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jan/15/andy-murray-fails-to-end-drought-after-sydney-classic-final-loss-to-karatsev|title=Andy Murray fails to end drought as Karatsev wins Sydney Classic final|website=[[TheGuardian.com]]|date=15 January 2022}}</ref>

At the [[2022 Australian Open]] (as a wildcard) Murray lost in the second round in straight sets to [[Taro Daniel]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Andy Murray: Former world No. 1 suffers surprise Australian Open defeat to qualifier Taro Daniel|url=https://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/31870/12520457/andy-murray-former-world-no-1-suffers-surprise-australian-open-defeat-to-qualifier-taro-daniel|access-date=2022-01-25|website=Sky Sports}}</ref>

He ended his trial period with new coach Jan de Witt and received a wildcard to play [[Rotterdam Open|Rotterdam]]. He lost to [[Félix Auger-Aliassime]] in the second round.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/60341755 |title=Andy Murray beaten in Rotterdam by Felix Auger-Aliassime |work=BBC Sport |date=10 February 2022 |access-date=14 February 2022 }}</ref> He also hired [[Dani Vallverdu]] as his replacement coach.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |url=https://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/12534498/andy-murray-to-miss-french-open-after-opting-to-sit-out-entire-clay-court-season |title=Andy Murray to miss French Open after opting to sit out entire clay court season |work=Sky News |publisher=Sky UK |date=6 February 2022 |access-date=6 February 2022 }}</ref> Murray entered the [[2022 Qatar ExxonMobil Open – Singles|Qatar Open]] as a wildcard, and lost to [[Roberto Bautista Agut]] 6–0 6–1, being served a [[Bagel (tennis)|bagel]] for the first time since his loss to [[Novak Djokovic]] at the [[2015 Miami Open - Men's singles#Finals|2015 Miami Open final]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/60397796 |title=Qatar Open: Andy Murray loses in straight sets to Roberto Bautista Agut |work=[[BBC News]] |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=16 February 2022 |access-date=16 February 2022 }}</ref>

At [[2022 Dubai Tennis Championships|Dubai]] as a wildcard, he lost to [[Jannik Sinner]] in straight sets.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/60489853|title = Murray goes out in Dubai second round|work = BBC Sport}}</ref> After his stint with Vallverdu ended, Murray re-hired [[Ivan Lendl]] as his coach, who he had worked with twice before. At [[2022 BNP Paribas Open - Men's singles|Indian Wells]] as a wildcard, he beat Taro Daniel in three sets, marking his 700th tour win, but he lost in the second round to Alexander Bublik in straight sets.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/60730955 |title=Indian Wells: Andy Murray loses to Alexander Bublik in second round |work=BBC Sport |date=13 March 2022 |access-date=14 March 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/murray-2022-700-wins-tribute | title=Andy Murray's Milestone: Briton Reaches 700 Career Wins &#124; ATP Tour &#124; Tennis }}</ref> At [[2022 Miami Open – Men's singles|Miami]] as a wildcard, Murray lost in straight sets to world No. 2 [[Daniil Medvedev]] in the second round.<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 March 2022 |title=Andy Murray sets up meeting with top seed Daniil Medvedev in Miami |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/mar/25/andy-murray-top-seed-daniil-medvedev-miami-open-tennis-federico-delbonis |access-date=25 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=26 March 2022 |title=Miami Open: Andy Murray loses to Daniil Medvedev as Heather Watson also goes out |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/60888473 |access-date=26 March 2022}}</ref>

At [[Madrid Open (tennis)|Madrid]] in April<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=20 April 2022 |title=Andy Murray accepts Madrid Open wildcard, reversing decision to skip clay-court season |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/61161702 |access-date=21 April 2022}}</ref> he beat [[Dominic Thiem]] and [[Denis Shapovalov]]. He was due to face [[Novak Djokovic]], which would have marked their first match in five years. <ref>{{Cite news |date=3 May 2022 |title=Murray Claws Past Shapovalov, Sets Djokovic Blockbuster In Madrid |work=[[ATP Tour]] |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/shapovalov-murray-madrid-2022-tuesday |access-date=3 May 2022}}</ref> However, Murray ultimately withdrew from the match due to a stomach illness, giving Djokovic a walkover.<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 May 2022 |title=Andy Murray withdraws from Novak Djokovic clash at Madrid Open |work=ABC News |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/andy-murray-withdraws-novak-djokovic-clash-madrid-open/story?id=84513506 |access-date=12 May 2022}}</ref>

At [[2022 BOSS Open - Singles|Stuttgart]], Murray won his first match against a top 5 player since [[2016 ATP World Tour Finals – Singles|2016]] by beating top seed and world No. 5 [[Stefanos Tsitsipas]] in straight sets. He then beat [[Nick Kyrgios]] in straight sets to reach the final, where he lost to [[Matteo Berrettini]] in three sets. As a result, Murray's ranking rose to No. 47, entering the top 50 for the first time since 2018.

At [[2022 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|Wimbledon]], Murray lost in the second round to 20th seed [[John Isner]]. At [[Hall of Fame Open]] he reached the quarterfinal before losing to the third seed, Alexander Bublik.<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 July 2022 |title=Andy Murray goes down fighting in last eight loss at Hall of Fame Open |work=Tennis 365 |url=https://www.tennis365.com/news/andy-murray-hall-of-fame-open-result/ |access-date=13 August 2022}}</ref>

Murray had a first-round loss at the [[2022 Citi Open – Men's singles|Citi Open]] to [[Mikael Ymer]], as well as a first-round loss to [[Taylor Fritz]], at the [[2022 National Bank Open – Men's singles|Canadian Open]] as a wildcard.<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 August 2022 |title=Unbreakable Nick Kyrgios thunders into Citi Open final after defeating Mikael Ymer |no-pp=y |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/aug/07/unbreakable-nick-kyrgios-thunders-into-citi-open-final-after-defeating-mikael-ymer |access-date=13 August 2022 |quote=Kyrgios didn't face a solitary break point against Ymer, who had ousted former world No. 1 Andy Murray in the first round.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=10 August 2022 |title=Andy Murray out of Montreal Open but Cameron Norrie eases through |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/aug/10/three-time-champion-andy-murray-out-of-montreal-open-in-straight-sets-tennis |access-date=13 August 2022}}</ref> At [[2022 Western & Southern Open – Men's singles|Cincinnati]], he lost in the second round to [[Cameron Norrie]].<ref>{{cite web| title=Norrie Edges Murray In Cincinnati | url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/norrie-murray-cincinnati-2022-wednesday | website = atpworldtour.com | publisher = ATP | date = 17 August 2022 | access-date = 16 October 2022}}</ref>

At the [[2022 US Open – Men's singles|2022 US Open]] he lost in the third round to [[Matteo Berrettini]].

====2023: Three Challenger titles====
At the [[2023 Australian Open - Men's singles|2023 Australian Open]], Murray's match against [[Thanasi Kokkinakis]] lasted 5 hours and 45 minutes, the longest in Murray's career up until this point and the second longest in the tournament history. He lost to 24th seed [[Roberto Bautista Agut]] in the third round.<ref>{{cite web |last=Chiesa |first=Victoria |title=Andy Murray wins longest match of career against Thanasi Kokkinakis to reach Round 3 at Australian Open |website=US Open |url=https://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2023-01-19/andy_murray_wins_longest_match_of_career_against_thanasi_kokkinakis_to_reach_round_3_at_australian_open.html |access-date=19 January 2023 |date=19 January 2023 |publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Andy Murray's Australian Open run ends in battling defeat to Bautista Agut |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jan/21/andy-murray-australian-open-battling-defeat-to-roberto-bautista-agut |access-date=22 January 2023 |work=the Guardian |date=21 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Kokkinakis Ousted In Late-Night Australian Open Classic|date=20 January 2023 |website=Tennis Australia |url=https://www.tennis.com.au/news/2023/01/20/kokkinakis-ousted-in-late-night-australian-open-classic |access-date=17 June 2023}}</ref>

He received wildcards for the [[2023 Qatar ExxonMobil Open]] in Doha, in which he reached the final but was defeated by Daniil Medvedev in straight sets, and the [[2023 Dubai Tennis Championships]] equaling the record of 53, for most wildcards received for a player since 1990, of former player [[Tommy Haas]], who retired in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tennis365.com/tennis-news/andy-murray-equals-wildcard-record-mark-petchy-victoria-azarenka/ |title=Andy Murray equals record for most wildcards received as top analyst and Victoria Azarenka defend him |last=Jacobs |first=Shahida |work=Tennis365 |date=9 February 2023 |access-date=7 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://tennis-infinity.com/atp/andy-murray-receives-record-number-of-wildcards-following-dubai-championship-entry |title=Andy Murray receives record number of wildcards following Dubai Championship entry |last=Waite |first=Alex |work=Tennis Infinity |date=8 February 2023 |access-date=7 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://tennishead.net/andy-murray-wildcard-total-abandonment-of-appreciation/ |title=Begrudging Andy Murray wildcards is a cruel abandonment of appreciation |work=Tennishead |date=8 February 2023 |access-date=7 March 2023}}</ref> At the [[Indian Wells Masters]] and [[2023 Miami Open|Miami Open]], Murray lost in the third and first rounds, respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jack Draper Wins First Andy Murray Meeting To Extend Indian Wells Debut Run |date=14 March 2023  |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/draper-murray-indian-wells-2023-monday |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=ATP Tour}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Poole |first=Harry |title=Murray loses to Lajovic in Miami Open first round |date=23 March 2023 |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/65046389 |access-date=2023-03-28}}</ref>

In his European clay court season, Murray lost in the first rounds at the [[Monte-Carlo Masters]] and [[Madrid Open (tennis)|Madrid Masters]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Monte Carlo Masters: Andy Murray and Cameron Norrie lose in first round but Jack Draper through |website=BBC Sport |date=10 April 2023 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/65231450 |access-date=7 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Jurejko |first=Jonathan |title=Madrid Open: Andy Murray loses to Andrea Vavassori, Kyle Edmund beaten by Dominic Thiem |website=BBC Sport |date=27 April 2023 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/65412636 |access-date=7 May 2023}}</ref> He next played the [[2023 Open Aix Provence|Aix-en-Provence Challenger]] in France, where he defeated first seed [[Tommy Paul (tennis)|Tommy Paul]] in the final in three sets to clinch his first title since 2019.<ref>{{cite web |last=Falkingham |first=Katie |title=Andy Murray beats Tommy Paul in Aix-en-Provence final for first title since 2019 |website=BBC Sport |date=7 May 2023 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/65519683 |access-date=7 May 2023}}</ref> However, he withdrew from the [[French Open]] to begin his preparations for the grass season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Andy Murray withdraws from French Open to prioritise Wimbledon |date=21 May 2023 |website=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/65663508 |access-date=11 June 2023}}</ref>

Murray began his grass court season with the [[2023 Surbiton Trophy]] Challenger 125 as a wildcard, where he clinched his second title of the season after defeating [[Jurij Rodionov]] in the final.<ref>{{cite news |title=Surbiton Trophy 2023 results: Andy Murray beats Jurij Rodionov to claim grass-court title |website=BBC Sport |date=11 June 2023 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/65871932 |access-date=11 June 2023}}</ref> His winning streak continued at the [[2023 Nottingham Open]], another home Challenger 125, where he won the final, beating [[Arthur Cazaux]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/murray-borges-nottingham-challenger-2023-saturday |title=Murray Continues Winning Streak, Reaches Nottingham Final |date=17 June 2023 |website=ATP |access-date=17 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Oxley |first=Sonia |title=Nottingham Open 2023 results: Andy Murray beats Arthur Cazaux in final |date=18 June 2023 |website=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/65943406 |access-date=18 June 2023}}</ref>

At [[2023 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|Wimbledon]], he lost in the second round to [[Stefanos Tsitsipas]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/66129540|title=Wimbledon 2023 results: Andy Murray loses to Stefanos Tsitsipas, Cameron Norrie and Liam Broady beaten|last=Jurejko|first=Jonathan|website=[[BBC Sport]]|date=7 July 2023|access-date=26 September 2023}}</ref> and at the [[2023 US Open – Men's singles|US Open]], he lost at the same stage to [[Grigor Dimitrov]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/66678000|title=US Open 2023 results: Andy Murray loses to Grigor Dimitrov in New York|last=Jurejko|first=Jonathan|website=[[BBC Sport]]|date=31 August 2023|access-date=26 September 2023}}</ref>

====2024: Retirement, coaching Novak Djokovic====
At the [[2024 Dubai Tennis Championships]] he recorded his 500th hardcourt win over [[Denis Shapovalov]].<ref>{{cite tweet |url=https://twitter.com/the_LTA/status/1762131222199754800 |title=5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ HARD COURT WINS FOR @andy_murray!!! |number=1762131222199754800 |user=theLTA |author=LTA |date=26 February 2024 |access-date=3 April 2024}}</ref>
Murray ruptured ligaments in his left ankle during his third-round defeat to [[Tomas Machac]] at the Miami Open in March.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/68690971|title=. Andy Murray: No timescale for three-time Grand Slam champion's return after ankle injury|date=29 March 2024 |publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=2024-05-16}}</ref> He opted against having surgery and returned to action in May at an ATP Challenger event in Bordeaux, France, where he lost his second-round match to [[Gregoire Barrere]] in straight sets.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/articles/c6py2g3gzg2o|title=Murray beaten at ATP Challenger event in Bordeaux|date=16 May 2024 |publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=2024-05-16}}</ref> He had first-round defeats in both singles and doubles at the French Open.

At [[2024 Queen's Club Championships|Queen's]] where he also received a wildcard, Murray played the 1000th match of his career, with a win over [[Alexei Popyrin]] in three sets. He joined Djokovic, Nadal, [[Fernando Verdasco]] and [[Richard Gasquet]] as the fifth active player to complete the milestone.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/murray-popyrin-london-2024-tuesday|title= Murray earns victory in 1000th match, advances at Queen's Club |website=ATPtour.com|date=18 June 2024|access-date=18 June 2024}}</ref> However, he suffered yet another injury setback as he had on-court treatment to his back and hip before retiring during the first set of his second round match against [[Jordan Thompson (tennis)|Jordan Thompson]], which ended up being the last professional singles match of his career.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/articles/crgg77n8w1ro|title=Murray retires with injury at Queen's|date=19 June 2024 |publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=2024-06-19}}</ref>

Murray pulled out of the singles event at the [[2024 Wimbledon Championships]] on the day he was supposed to play his first round match against [[Tomáš Macháč]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-02 |title=Andy Murray to miss Wimbledon 2024 men's singles but set to play in doubles |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/articles/c1we7xjjvq8o |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref> This was due to the back injury he sustained at Queen's. Instead, he played in doubles with brother [[Jamie Murray]] and was set to play in the mixed doubles with fellow Brit and former US Open champion [[Emma Raducanu]] before the latter withdrew due to a wrist injury, thus making the former his last ever Wimbledon match as a professional. On 23 July 2024, Murray announced that he would retire from active professional tennis after the [[Tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics|2024 Paris Olympics]], concluding a career spanning nearly two decades.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/two-time-gold-medalist-andy-murray-retire-tennis-paris-olympics-rcna163179|title=Two-time gold medalist Andy Murray to retire from tennis after Paris Olympics|publisher=[[NBCNews.com]]|date=July 23, 2024|access-date=July 23, 2024}}</ref> Subsequently, he withdrew from the singles event in the Olympics, deciding to participate only in the doubles event with [[Dan Evans (tennis)|Dan Evans]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/andy-murray-withdraws-from-singles-at-olympics|website=ATPtour.con|date=25 July 2024|access-date=25 July 2024 |title=Andy Murray withdraws from singles, still plans to play doubles at Olympics &#124; ATP Tour &#124; Tennis }}</ref> He made it to the quarterfinals before losing to third seeds Americans [[Taylor Fritz]] and [[Tommy Paul (tennis)|Tommy Paul]] and officially ended his career in August 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/live/c99wn9rz818t|title=Olympics: Murray's tennis career ends with quarter-final exit|website=BBC Sport|date=1 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/andy-murray-retirement-press-release |title=Andy Murray retires after history-making career |website=atptour.com |date=2024-08-01 |access-date=2024-12-01}}</ref>

Since his retirement, Murray has taken up golf and participated in the BTJA Mike Dickson Golf Day in October 2024, where he picked up his first golf trophy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=by Mathew Davies |first=Felix Keith |date=2024-10-17 |title=Andy Murray lifts first trophy in new sport just months after quitting tennis |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/other-sport/tennis/andy-murray-lifts-first-trophy-30163475.amp |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=Wales Online}}</ref>

On November 23, 2024, it was announced via social media that Murray had been hired by his longtime rival Djokovic to serve as his head coach ahead of Djokovic's [[2025 ATP Tour|2025 season]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Maine |first=D'Arcy |date=2024-11-23 |title=Novak Djokovic hires former rival Andy Murray as new coach |url=https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/42563469/novak-djokovic-hires-former-rival-andy-murray-new-coach |work=ESPN |publisher=ESPN Inc. |access-date=2025-03-17}}</ref> During that time, Murray coached Djokovic as he reached the semifinal of the [[2025 Australian Open – Men's singles|2025 Australian Open]] and the final of the [[2025 Miami Open – Men's singles|2025 Miami Open]]. On 13 May it was announced that Murray and Djokovic had stopped working together.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-13 |title=Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray end coaching partnership after six months working together |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/articles/c3rpqd4zy01o |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==== 2025: Post-retirement & business career ====
Following the ending of his coaching relationship with Djokovic, Murray announced he intends to focus on building his career in business.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Turvill |first=William |date=2025-05-17 |title=After Djokovic split, Murray finds an ace job in venture capital |url=https://www.thetimes.com/business-money/companies/article/after-djokovic-split-murray-finds-an-ace-job-in-venture-capital-vd3dt65n9 |access-date=2025-05-18 |website=www.thetimes.com |language=en}}</ref> In May 2025, it was announced Murray joined Redrice Ventures, a [[venture capital]] company, as an associate partner.<ref name=":1" />