British duo Andy Murray and Dan Evans have turn into the primary non-French pair to be awarded a wildcard into the boys’s doubles at Roland Garros in over 20 years.
Murray had regarded set to overlook out on this 12 months’s French Open after he injured his ankle in March however returned to motion with appearances in Bordeaux and Geneva earlier this month.
Two-time Wimbledon champion Murray has already signalled his intention to retire on the finish of 2024 and this bid to play doubles on the French Open raises the prospect of the 37-year-old with the ability to characteristic within the Olympic Video games in Paris later this 12 months.
Again in March, Murray informed The Occasions: “I won’t go to the Olympics unless I can win a medal.”
With Murray now down at 75 within the ATP singles rankings after a troublesome season, the Scot seems set to show his focus in direction of the doubles occasion on the Olympics, which shall be held at Roland Garros.
Murray and Evans final performed doubles collectively on the Citi Open final summer time and triumphed in a single match earlier than they exited within the quarter-final stage.
Whereas Murray will accomplice with Evans for the French Open, he would doubtless crew up with world doubles quantity 5 Joe Salisbury if chosen by Nice Britain for the Paris Video games.
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