Andy Murray: Scot says dramatic doubles win with Dan Evans in 2024 Paris Olympic Games was 'typical match for me'

Andy Murray lived to fight another day in his tennis career, just. The Scot and his Great Britain doubles partner Dan Evans saved five match points before edging out Japanese duo Kei Nishikori and Taro Daniel to spark wild celebrations at Roland-Garros.

'I can't believe that just happened' - Murray and Evans react to thrilling doubles win

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Andy Murray has said he and partner Dan Evans will look to bring consistency to their games after saving five match points to advance to the second round of the men’s doubles at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Murray and Evans were staring at the end of the former's career when Kei Nishikori and Taro Daniel led 9-4 in the 10-point tie-break.

The British pair dug deep to produce what Murray described as “zero errors” to secure the win.

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Murray and Evans celebrated wildly after clinching the victory, and are looking forward to building into the tournament.

“To save five in a row you need a bit of luck,” Murray told Eurosport. “We did also play some good points. We made zero errors and made it difficult for them.

“At 9-6 I hit a couple of good serves, probably two of my only good serves in the match, and we connected on returns.“

Murray admitted to never before being so far behind in a match.

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“I have never saved that many match points consecutively,” the Scot said. “You can play matches where you have saved one or two here or there, but five consecutive match points is pretty rare.”

Murray conceded they were not at their best for long spells in the match.

“It was pretty bad for a set and a half,” Murray said. “Definitely feeling a bit nervous and not playing many matches recently, and when backs were against the wall I thought we played well at the end of the second set and at the end we came out with some good stuff.”

Murray has dragged his fans through the wringer down the years, and he admitted the match on Court Suzanne-Lenglen was par for the course.

“Typical match for me,” Murray said. “A very early finish for me!

“Hopefully if we can get a bit more consistency and do the things we did well at the end of the second set, I think we can play a lot better than that.”

Evans produced one of the moments of the match with a stunning drive volley at 8-9 in the deciding breaker.

“I did not have much room,” Evans said. “I was kind of forced otherwise I was hitting it at his [Murray’s] head. It was a bit lucky, but I got a good strike on it.

“I can’t believe that just happened really. It was amazing, and it was a pretty cool atmosphere.”

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