Andy Murray stated Sunday he was “not 100 per cent certain” he’ll play on the Paris Olympics regardless of being chosen simply hours earlier for his fifth Video games.
Murray, who has stated he intends to retire later this 12 months, was granted an Worldwide Tennis Federation (ITF) place to compete on the Video games regardless of his lowly singles rating of 97 as a result of he’s a former Grand Slam winner and Olympic champion.
Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski will symbolize Group GB within the males’s doubles and the pairing of Murray and Dan Evans have been nominated for a further house in that competitors, which will likely be decided by the ITF — the governing physique of world tennis who run the match — on June 25.
The 37-year-old Murray stated his participation on the Video games was partly depending on whether or not he was concerned within the doubles, in addition to singles, competitors.
“I’m not 100 per cent certain,” Murray advised reporters at Queen’s Membership, whereas wearing a Group GB tracksuit. “It relies upon a bit bit bodily how I’m doing. How the subsequent few weeks go as nicely. Yeah, my plan simply now’s to play, however it’s not simple.
“I’ll discover out within the subsequent 10 days or so on the doubles and what’s going to occur there. Hopefully me and Evo get the possibility to play.”
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Murray, who received Olympic gold at London 2012 and Rio in 2016, was certainly one of 4 British male singles gamers chosen alongside Jack Draper, Cameron Norrie and Dan Evans.
It was a landmark day for Draper, the incoming British primary, as simply hours later the 22-year-old received his maiden ATP tour title, beating former Wimbledon runner-up Matteo Berrettini 3-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 within the closing of the Stuttgart Open.
Group GB had been additionally notified on Thursday that 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu can be within the combine for an ITF place, however she turned down the possibility due to the a number of adjustments in floor over the approaching weeks and after solely not too long ago getting back from a prolonged harm lay-off.
Katie Boulter — who beat Raducanu within the semi-finals of the Nottingham Open on Sunday — was the only real feminine participant included within the British crew.