Andy Murray is set to kick off his final tennis tournament alongside Japanese players Taro Daniel and Kei Nishikori, following his decision to withdraw from the singles competition at the Paris Olympics.
The two-time Olympic champion is still on the road to recovery after undergoing significant back surgery last month.
He has determined that his best opportunity to secure another medal for Team GB lies in the men’s doubles, where he will partner with Dan Evans.
The schedule for their match will be announced when the order of play is released - but we do know the opening round of ties begin on July 27, the day after the opening ceremony.
Murray has previously won gold in singles at both the London and Rio Games, as well as a silver medal in mixed doubles with Laura Robson in 2012.
And he revealed earlier this week that he plans to retire after the Olympics. This comes after he was given an emotional farewell on Centre Court at Wimbledon earlier this month.
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Murray was in attendance for the draw at Roland Garros on Thursday morning and said: “The Olympics has been obviously incredibly special for me, I’ve had amazing memories on the court, especially in London, to win medals there was unbelievable.
“I’m really happy I get to do this one more time. It’s unfortunate, I trained the last few weeks to try to get ready to play singles and doubles but I’m getting a bit older now and it becomes harder to recover.
“I just ran out of time but I’m happy to be in the doubles with Dan. We play well together and I hope we can have a good run.”
Murray will bow out of tennis playing doubles, after he confirmed yesterday why he won't compete in the singles in Paris.
“I’ve take the decision to withdraw from the singles to concentrate on the doubles with Dan," he explained.
“Our practice has been great and we’re playing well together. Really looking forward to getting started and representing GB one more time.”
