Andy Murray and Dan Evans celebrated their second Olympic comeback together

Andy Murray and Dan Evans celebrated their second Olympic

31/7/2024,

Andy Murray and Dan Evans celebrated their second Olympic comeback together with a thrilling victory over the Belgian duo. The British pair saved match points in the decisive tie-break. Murray called himself emotional after he and his men's doubles partner, Dan Evans, made it to the quarterfinals of the Paris 2024 tournament. Murray was two victories away from crowning his career swansong with an Olympic medal. After Evans' shot sealed a 6-3, 6-7 (8-10), (11-9) victory over the Belgian duo of Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen, the 37-year-old collapsed into his chair with his head in his hands.

 

They managed to hang onto two match points and make sure Murray's tennis career wasn't going to end in a fairytale by winning a tight final tie-break. In three days, it was their second eschatological deed.

 

• Murray, who has won two Olympic singles titles and three grand slams, said, "It was unbelievably emotional." You're feeling pretty content when all of a sudden, for no apparent reason, you start crying happy tears. After the game, I was overcome with enthusiasm, feeling that we had pulled off yet another thrilling conclusion.

 

• In their first-round encounter against Taro Daniel and Kei Nishikori on Sunday, the British duo had saved five match points. They were facing a devastating anticlimax when their opponents seized a 9-7 lead in the decider, having wasted two of their own earlier in a second set that they eventually lost. Once more, they triumphed, earning four consecutive points and igniting raucous revelries among those who had lingered until nearly 10.30 p.m. local time in a Court Suzanne-Lenglen that was comparatively empty.

 

"I don't think he wants to go home, does he?" Evans asked of his well-known companion. We are on the verge of accomplishing something truly remarkable.

We had a fantastic performance tonight.

 

 

 

People observe our ability to perform well under pressure and our ongoing improvement.

 

• On Thursday, Murray and Evans will play either the American team of Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz or the Dutch team of Robin Haase and Jean-Julien Rojer.

 

They will have a day off on Wednesday. They will go to the semifinals and have another opportunity to earn gold or bronze if they win that tie. A medal of any colour would be a fantastic way to cap off an amazing performance for a player with remarkable resilience.

 

• Murray had back surgery in June to remove a cyst, but he recovered in time to participate in competitions this summer.

Earlier this month, he was supposed to play his farewell Wimbledon match, but his mixed doubles partner Emma Raducanu had to withdraw. But the Olympics had always been his grand finale, and last week he chose to focus on improving his doubles chances rather than compete in the singles.

 

•The four players, who are all in their thirties, had to exert great effort to create such captivating food in the oppressive heat that didn't really let up throughout the evening. When Evans opened the serving at 8:23 p.m., the courtside temperature was 31 degrees with a noticeable humidity level.

By the afternoon, the weather had become almost too dangerous to play in, and several of the public spaces had sprinklers installed to provide visitors with some reprieve from the heat.

 

Upon exhibiting the symptoms, some bystanders were seen receiving medical care.

 

Murray had complained about his shaky performance in the high-wire routine during the first round. However, the two British players in this match were excellent from the start, winning the first three games 3-0 and capping the second and third with superb lobs each.

 

 

 

Although it was sufficient to send them home in the opening set, seasoned duo Gille and Vliegen who are ranked joint 35th in the ATP men's doubles rankings were not going to go down without a fight.

Murray and Evans seemed to have wasted two good chances to win in a close second set, as they were defeated in the tiebreak.

 

Then, with the help of a strong Evans, Murray stood straight, as usual. Is Saturday, the day of the final, marked with a crescendo in the stars? "That mindset of 'this is just going to happen now' is not something you can have," he said. "All you have to do is turn on for the next one."