Tennis icons Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray remain in the race for an Olympic medal. Both are in the doubles quarter-finals.
30.07.2024, 22:50
30.07.2024, 23:42
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- Andy Murray wins again in doubles with Dan Evans after fending off match points. He thus delays the end of his career once again.
- After the match, Murray is overwhelmed by emotion.
- Alcaraz/Nadal are also in the quarter-finals. Nadalcaraz could only meet Evans/Murray in the final.
Andy Murray, who will end his career after the matches in Paris, once again pulled his head out of the noose together with Dan Evans. In the round of 16 against Belgium's Sander Gille/Joran Vliegen, the two Brits prevailed 6:3, 6:7 (8:10), 11:9 by winning the last four points and fending off two match points in the process. It's easy to see what Murray's progress means to him. The Brit is in tears after the victory.
In the previous round, Murray and Evans had even had five match points against Japan's Taro Daniel/Kei Nishikori. The pair will continue on Wednesday against Taylor Fritz/Tommy Paul from the USA or Robin Haase/Jean-Julien Rojer from the Netherlands.
Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz beat the Dutch duo Tallon Griekspoor/Wesley Koolhof 6:4, 6:7 (2:7), 10:2. The two Spaniards will next face the Americans Austin Krajicek/Rajeev Ram, who are both ranked in the top 20 of the doubles world rankings. Nadalcaraz (Alcaraz/Nadal) could only meet Evans/Murray in the final.
