Andy Murray has instructed he might play doubles at Wimbledon along with his brother Jamie Murray.
Murray was enjoying within the males’s doubles on the French Open on Friday with Dan Evans however the British pair misplaced 7-6 (8-6) 7-6 (7-3) to Thiago Seyboth Wild and Sebastian Baez within the first spherical.
Final Sunday, Murray was overwhelmed by Stan Wawrinka within the singles and he’s now turning consideration to what may very well be his ultimate Wimbledon, having admitted retirement is a chance this yr.
Andy and Jamie Murray have by no means performed doubles collectively at Wimbledon however did lead Nice Britain to Davis Cup glory in 2015.
“My brother doesn’t have a partner for Wimbledon currently. We have spoken a little bit about it,” stated Andy. “So could try this, however not 100 per cent certain but.
“We will make a decision ahead of time. Obviously Jamie, he could also get a good partner, as well. We’ll see what happens, but yeah, we’ll probably decide in the next few days.”
Murray final performed doubles at Wimbledon in 2019, with Frenchman Pierre-Hugues Herbert within the males’s and Serena Williams within the blended doubles.
The 37-year-old reiterated Friday that he desires to compete on the Paris Olympics, which can maintain tennis matches at Roland Garros beginning on July 27. That was why he and Evans acquired a wild-card invitation to compete in doubles on the French Open.
Murray received singles gold medals on the 2012 Olympics in London and the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro – he’s the one participant to win two consecutive tennis titles on the Summer season Video games.
Andy Murray and Dan Evans misplaced within the first spherical of the boys’s doubles on the French Open
“Me and Dan obviously were hoping to have a good run here. It wasn’t to be. So don’t know if we’ll get the opportunity [to play doubles at the Olympics],” stated Murray.
“There are guys ahead of us in the rankings, and we’ve got good doubles players in the UK. Let’s see what happens.”
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