Andy Murray played the last tournament of his career at the Olympics. In Paris, he only played doubles alongside Dan Evans. Together, they managed to get through the first two exciting matches. Only the Americans Fritz/Paul made it impossible for them to fight for a medal in the quarter-finals.
The end of a great legend
Andy Murray announced just before the start of the Olympic tournament that he will play the last tournament of his career in Paris. In the end, he only started in the doubles alongside his compatriot Dan Evans.
In the first round, the British faced the Japanese pair of Daniel/Nishikori. But the match did not develop according to Murrayho imagine They lost the opening set 6-2. The beginning of the second act was not ideal either. Twice they had to make up for the lack of a break, which they finally did and won the second set in a shortened game. They literally ran away from the gravedigger’s shovel in the super tiebreak. The Japanese built a 9-4 lead with five match points. But Murray and Evans won the last 7 points of the match to eventually win 2-6, 7-6, 11-9.
The second round match also brought great drama. This time, Murray and Evans faced the doubles specialists from Belgium. The pair of Gille/Vliegen played in the Roland Garros final last year. The British won the first set 6-3. They could have ended the match already in the second set, but they did not use two match points in the tiebreak, and the opponents won the set in their favor. The Belgians also won two match points in the super tiebreak. But they did not convert any of them and in the end the British won after sets 6-3, 6-7, 11-9.
The stop came in the quarterfinals. Over Murray and Evans was the American pair Fritz/Paul, who won in sets 6-2, 6-4. For Andy Murray, it was the last match of his rich tennis career.
Tribute to the champion at the home tournament
Andy Murray has won 46 ATP singles titles in his career. Three of those were Grand Slam titles. Among other things, he also triumphed five times in the famous Queen’s Club. No one else has won this tournament more times. Murray also won the doubles here once. The organizers of the tournament decided to celebrate the career of the British legend with a beautiful gesture. The center court at this tournament will bear his name.
“Andy is the best tennis player ever to come out of Britain and a great of British sport. His contribution is enormous and he has given us all many proud moments. He was relentless in his pursuit of excellence and determined to succeed.”
“We are proud to name our tournament arena at Queen’s Club after him. In partnership with Judy Murray, we are committed to delivering an infrastructural legacy in the form of the Park of Keir project, a new tennis center of national importance to Scotland and its local community. Of course, we want to work with Andy in the future, in whatever capacity – British tennis is even stronger because of him,” said LTA director Scott Lloyd.
The ATP tournament at Queen’s Club will take place again next year. Together with it, the WTA 500 tournament will take place in the area for the first time in history.
