Paris Olympics
Evans & Murray save 2 more match points, keep dream Olympics run alive
Britons survive stern test from 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 Tuesday evening in Paris.
By ATP Staff
Daniel Evans and Andy Murray earned another dramatic Paris Olympics victory Tuesday to extend the Scot’s career an additional day.
Two days after saving five consecutive match points in the opening round, Great Britain’s Evans and Murray fended off two match points to defeat Belgians Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen 6-3, 6-7(8), 11-9.
🇬🇧 THEY’VE DONE IT AGAIN 🗣
The British duo @andy_murray and Dan Evans get a 6-3 6-7 11-9 victory over Gille/Vliegen to advance to the #Paris2024 quarter-finals! #Olympics | #tennis pic.twitter.com/s5TQMjeYYQ
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The fans’ favourites tallied four consecutive points from 7/9 in the Match Tie-break, leaping for joy after closing the two-hour, five-minute thriller, during which Evans and Murray had two match points in the second-set tie-break.
They will next look to continue their dream run in a quarter-final match against third-seeded Americans Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul or Dutchmen Robin Haase and Jean-Julien Rojer.
Murray, a 46-time tour-level titlist who ascended to World No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings, withdrew from singles, meaning the Paris Olympics doubles event will mark the 37-year-old’s final outing of his storied career.
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