"We Thought It Was All Over"

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Yesterday, for a moment, Andy Murray's professional career seemed to have come to an end. More precisely, for five moments, the five match points he had to save along with Dan Evans to survive the first round of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The pair formed by Kei Nishikori and Taro Daniel pushed them to the limit, but in the end, the Brits solved the escape room to stand firm for another day. After so many emotions, the former world No. 1 spoke to ATP to comment on how such a dramatic match is experienced from the inside.

"We just tried to play each point until the end, we thought it was all over," said a still incredulous Murray about the feat they had just achieved, coming back from a 4-9 deficit in the third set match tiebreak. "Evo performed remarkably on those points, hitting a couple of good serves from 6-9 to reach 8-9, it was simply incredible. I had never played a doubles match like this, where so many match points were saved consecutively. Without a doubt, it's a very special place to have accomplished it," the double Olympic champion values, excited to be nearing the end of the road alongside a good friend.

"I think we both love competing for our country, we have shown that over the years," Andy said about his partner Dan Evans, the man who will have the privilege of standing by his side in the last professional tournament of a galactic career. "We have been part of the same Davis Cup team for many seasons. Dan has great passion when he competes in these team formats, we both knew we wanted to do this in my final tournament," adds the most important player from the UK in modern times.

THE IDEAL PLACE TO SAY GOODBYE

And there will be many who do not understand why now, why like this, why Andy Murray seems to have had to choose the wrong place to say goodbye to the world of tennis. Wimbledon would have been ideal, but we know it was impossible to make it to the London event on time, so no other event comes to mind where the Scotsman has left a greater mark than in the Olympics, where he became the first player in history to defend an individual gold. Is it painful to see him only in doubles? Knowing his physical condition, believe me, it's better than nothing.

"I love being part of the Olympics, it's an incredible event, it has meant a lot to me over the years, so ending my professional career at an event like this couldn't be more special. I am truly glad to have experienced this with Dan, to have the opportunity to fight one more day. It would have been disappointing to lose today, but we managed to pull it off. Let's see how far we can go," concludes the champion.

This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, “Pensamos que todo había terminado”