As much as these Paris 2024 Olympics have been a joyful affair, with a bonkers opening ceremony and an already-impressive medal haul for Team GB – it’ll be also marked by one rather sad event. These Games will feature Andy Murray’s last ever tennis tournament.
Murray is set to retire this summer as Britain’s most successful male tennis player, having won three ‘grand slam’ tournaments and two Olympic tennis tournaments. And Murray just prolonged his stay in the tournament: he and Dan Evans are into the quarter finals of the men’s doubles.
In the first round Murray and Evans defeated Japan’s Taro Daniel and Kei Nishikori, while on Tuesday (July 30) the duo beat Belgium’s Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen. They’re now set-up for a quarter final – here’s everything you need to know about watching it.
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The tennis at the Paris 2024 Olympics so far
In the men’s doubles, through to the semi finals so far are Krajicek/Ram (USA) and Machac/Pavlásek (CZE) and Ebden/Peers (AUS).
In the women’s doubles, into the quarter finals are GB’s Katie Boulter and Heather Watson, while in the men’s singles, big names Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz and Stefano Tsitsipas are among those through to the quarters, which all play today (August 1)
In the women’s singles, the semi finals feature: Zheng Qinwen, Iga Swiatek, Anna Karolina Schmiedlova and Donna Vekic.
When are Andy Murray and Dan Evans playing next?
Murray and Evans will play next today, on Thursday August 1. They play Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul of the USA, and they’re the fourth match on Court Suzanne-Lenglen (the first game starts at 11am).
How to watch
The game will be available to watch on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, with full coverage on Discovery+.
Why is Andy Murray retiring?
Murray has been hampered by physical issues in recent years – the latest of which involved surgery to remove a cyst from his back six weeks ago. He recently confirmed on Twitter/X that the Paris Olympics will be his ‘last ever tournament’.
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