Tennis

Rafael Nadal's Olympic dream remains alive after he and teammate Carlos Alcaraz advanced to the men's doubles quarter-finals. The Spanish duo defeated Tallon Griekspoor and Wesley Koolhof in a thrilling match tie-break. Nadal, who was eliminated from the singles competition by Novak Djokovic, expressed his enjoyment playing alongside Alcaraz.Andy Murray, in the final tournament of his career, once again displayed his resilience in doubles alongside Dan Evans. They saved match points for the second consecutive round, defeating Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen. Murray admitted to shedding "happy tears" after the emotional victory.In the women's draw, Coco Gauff's Olympic journey ended in disappointment. She was defeated by Donna Vekic in a match marred by a heated argument with the umpire. Gauff accused the official of unfairness, claiming her shot was compromised by an incorrect call.Top seed Iga Swiatek continued her impressive form, extending her winning streak on clay to 24 matches. She defeated Wang Xiyu in straight sets and will face Danielle Collins in the next round. Other notable winners included Angelique Kerber, Barbora Krejcikova, and Zheng Qinwen.With temperatures soaring, officials implemented a heat protocol, allowing a 10-minute break between the second and third sets. Nadal, who has been plagued by injuries in recent years, said he will make a decision on his future after the Paris Games.

Andy Murray's Olympic farewell tour continues with a thrilling victory in men's doubles at the Tokyo Games. Partnering with Dan Evans, the British duo defeated Belgians Sander Gillé and Joran Vliegen 6-3, 6-7 (8), 11-9 to reach the quarterfinals.Murray, a two-time Olympic gold medalist in singles, had previously announced that the Tokyo Games would be his final tournament. Despite withdrawing from singles to preserve his body, the 34-year-old has shown remarkable resilience in doubles.The British pair faced a stern test in the second round against the Belgian duo. After winning the first set comfortably, Murray and Evans faced a spirited comeback from Gillé and Vliegen. The Belgians forced a tiebreaker in the second set and saved two match points before ultimately succumbing to the Brits in a nail-biting 11-9 match tiebreaker.The match was filled with drama and tension. The Brits saved five match points in their first-round victory over Kei Nishikori and Taro Daniel, and they once again showed their fighting spirit against the Belgians.Murray and Evans will now face either the American duo of Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul or the Dutch pair of Robin Haase and Jean-Julien Rojer in the quarterfinals.Murray's Olympic journey has been a rollercoaster of emotions. He has experienced the highs of winning gold medals and the lows of injury setbacks. But through it all, he has shown unwavering determination and a love for the sport.As Murray prepares to bid farewell to the Olympic stage, he will be hoping to add one more medal to his impressive collection. With Evans by his side, he has a real chance of achieving that goal.

Andy Murray, the former world number one, will make a significant return to Roland Garros this year, competing in both singles and doubles for the first time since his main-draw debut in 2006. The tournament organizers announced on Wednesday that Murray and his compatriot Dan Evans had been awarded wild cards for the doubles event.Evans and Murray are the only non-French players among the 14 doubles teams to receive wild cards, with seven teams selected on each side. According to James Gay of The i, the British duo is the first entirely non-French men's doubles team to receive a Roland Garros main-draw wild card since Nicolas Kiefer and Marat Safin in 2001.The wild card request from Evans and Murray stems from their aspirations to compete at the Summer Olympics, which will be held at Roland Garros in August. Their combined ranking of 144 was insufficient to qualify them directly for the Olympics.Murray, who has won three Grand Slam singles titles, is seeking his fifth Olympic berth for Great Britain. He has previously stated that he would only participate in the Olympics if he believed he had a chance of winning a medal.Murray's return to Roland Garros comes after an ankle injury forced him to withdraw from the Miami Open in March. He made his comeback this week in Geneva, but lost in the first round to German Yannick Hanfmann.Murray, who reached the Roland Garros final in 2016, is contesting the clay-court major for only the second time since 2017. This could potentially be his final appearance in Paris, as he has hinted at retirement after this summer.