Jamie Murray has acknowledged the enormous financial gap between himself and his brother Andy as he discussed his retirement plans. The elder sibling of three-time grand slam singles champion Andy called time on his career in April at the age of 40.
Career achievements and financial disparity
Jamie claimed 34 doubles titles, seven of which came at grand slams, including two at Wimbledon in the mixed doubles alongside Jelena Jankovic in 2007 and Martina Hingis in 2017. He also won the 2016 Australian and US Open men's doubles titles with Brazilian partner Bruno Soares. Despite a successful career, he is nowhere near Andy's level of personal wealth.
The two-time Wimbledon singles champion is reportedly worth £110million, compared to Jamie's £4.5m, a staggering difference of more than £105m. As a result, Jamie has conceded he will have to "work a lot more" in retirement than his brother.
Jamie's retirement plans
When asked during an interview with the Radio Times whether Andy had offered any guidance about life after tennis, Jamie said: "No, not really, but I think we're in different situations financially, what we can and can't do in retirement. Hopefully you'll see a lot more of me because I need to work a lot more than Andy."
Jamie revealed he would welcome the chance to appear on a reality TV programme such as The Traitors, saying: "It's such a good show. I saw the cast for this latest one and I noticed they didn't have any athletes."
Social media farewell
Confirming his retirement, Jamie wrote on Instagram: "My tennis journey comes to an end after 36 years. I feel very fortunate and privileged for all the amazing experiences this great sport has given me."
"Thanks Mum, Dad, Andy, Ale, Alan, Louis and Thomas for all your incredible support, efforts and sacrifices throughout my career that allowed me to achieve everything I could in the game. For everybody else that's helped/supported me - I appreciate all of you! Excited to enter the real world!"
Andy's tribute
Andy paid tribute, saying: "He'll go down as one of the best doubles players the UK's ever had."
"Jamie, I'm not sure what I loved more when we were kids, being on court with you or winding you up. But I know the way we pushed each other helped us both go as far as we did."
"You were the first to win a Wimbledon title, the first British player to reach world number one since the seventies, seven grand slams, 39 titles and one of the best volleyers in the sport."
Andy's post-retirement career
Despite his considerable fortune, Andy has shown no signs of slowing down since hanging up his racket. Following a short spell working alongside Novak Djokovic, he has since taken on the role of coach to Jack Draper.
