- Murray staves off retirement with win over Belgian duo
- British duo save match points again in deciding tie-break
Andy Murray described crying “happy tears” after he and his men’s doubles partner, Dan Evans, reached the Paris 2024 quarter-finals in dramatic fashion to leave him two wins from adorning his career swansong with an Olympic medal.
The 37-year-old sank into his chair, holding his head in his hands, after Evans put away a volley that secured a 6-3, 6-7 (8-10), (11-9) win over the Belgian pair Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen. They pulled through in a tense final tie-break with their second act of escapology in the space of three days, saving two match points and ensuring a fairytale end to Murray’s life in professional tennis remains in prospect.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jul/30/andy-murray-lives-to-fight-another-day-after-an-olympic-parisian-thriller
Author : Nick Ames at Roland Garros
Publish date : 2024-07-30 21:17:50
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