I keep hearing that Andy Murray is “undermining” his legacy by continuing to play tennis. That he is jeopardising his reputation, sullying the memories; that he’s a wizened has-been whose inability to know when to quit is becoming “embarrassing”. As one Times reader put it on Sunday, after the 36-year-old had exited the Miami Open: “Q.U.I.T!”
Let me ignore for a moment the impudence of telling a three-times grand-slam singles champion what to do with his life and instead suggest that Murray’s legacy is perfectly secure. Let me also suggest that some of his victories since he made his latest comeback have been life-affirming, not least the triumph over Thanasi Kokkinakis at the Australian Open last year when, at two sets down, he won a
