Andy Murray and Daniel Evans save 2 extra points, keep Olympic dreams alive | ATP Tour
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Paris Olympics
Evans and Murray save 2 more points, keep Olympic dreams alive
The British survived a strong test from the Belgians Gille/Vliegen
July 30, 2024
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Andy Murray and Daniel Evans celebrate their second round victory against Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen on Tuesday evening in Paris.
By ATP staff
Daniel Evans and Andy Murray claimed another surprise win at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday to extend the Scot's career by another day.
Two days after saving five points in a row in the opening round, Great Britain's Evans and Murray earned two match points to beat Belgium's Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen 6-3, 6-7(8), 11-9.
🇬🇧 THEY DID IT AGAIN 🗣
Two are British @andy_murray and Dan Evans secured a 6-3 6-7 11-9 win over Gille/Vliegen to advance #Paris2024 quarter-finals! #Olympics | #tennis pic.twitter.com/s5TQMjeYYQ
– ATP Tour (@atptour) July 30, 2024
The fan favorites scored four points in a row from 7/9 in the Match Tie-break, jumping for joy after closing out a two-hour, five-minute contest, when Evans and Murray scored two match points in the second game-break.
They will next look to continue their dream run in the quarter-finals against third-seeded Americans Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul or Dutchmen Robin Haase and Jean-Julien Rojer.
Murray, a 46-time world No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings, has retired singles, meaning the Paris Olympics doubles event will mark the 37-year-old's final outing in his storied career.
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