Andy Murray withdraws from Paris Olympic Video games tennis match males’s singles | Tennis Information | Sky Sports activities

Andy Murray has confirmed his withdrawal from the lads’s singles at this yr’s Paris Olympics.

The 2-time gold medallist, who’s retiring from tennis following the conclusion of this yr’s Video games, will companion Dan Evans within the males’s doubles match as he bids to exit on a excessive with a fourth Olympic medal.

However Murray has determined in opposition to competing within the singles as nicely, having additionally withdrawn from the singles at Wimbledon earlier this month after present process surgical procedure to take away a spinal cyst.

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‘I’ve taken the choice to withdraw from the singles to focus on the doubles with Dan,” Murray stated in an announcement confirming his withdrawal.

“Our apply has been nice and we’re taking part in nicely collectively. Actually wanting ahead to getting began and representing GB yet another time.”

Murray has tasted Olympic success in doubles earlier than. Alongside together with his singles gold in London in 2012, he claimed silver within the combined doubles partnering Laura Robson.

Murray had already spoken of how his precedence was the doubles match with Evans, having spent most of his preparation working towards for that format.

Thursday’s draw pitted Murray and Evans in opposition to Japan’s Daniel Taro and Kei Nishikori, whereas they face a doable conflict with eighth-seeded French duo Arthur Fils and Ugo Humbert in spherical two.

“Clearly me and Dan have made the dedication to one another that [doubles] was what we had been going to prioritise,” Murray informed Sky Sports activities earlier this week.

“I believe Dan remains to be going to play singles, however final week he did plenty of doubles apply, that is what I used to be predominantly practising in coaching once I was in Greece and since we have been right here, we have been practising and taking part in doubles units collectively.

“That offers the crew and us one of the best alternative to get a medal, realistically. My again remains to be not good and the potential of taking part in two matches in a day is possibly not one of the best.”

What’s the tennis format on the Olympics?

The WTA and ATP format that is seen exterior of Grand Slams is carried out on the Olympics.

Singles matches are best-of-three units, whereas doubles are additionally best-of-three units however the ultimate set is only a tie-break, which is first to 10 factors.

• Ladies’s singles: Saturday July 27 – Saturday August 3
• Males’s singles: Saturday July 27 – Sunday August 4
• Ladies’s doubles: Saturday July 27 – Sunday August 3
• Males’s doubles: Saturday July 27 – Saturday August 4
• Combined doubles: Monday July 29 – Friday August 2

Who’s representing Nice Britain?

Males’s Singles: Cameron Norrie, Jack Draper, Dan Evans

Ladies’s Singles: Katie Boulter

Males’s Doubles: Joe Salisbury/Neal Skupski, Dan Evans/Andy Murray

Ladies’s Doubles: Katie Boulter/Heather Watson

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