Andy Murray explains tears after keeping Olympics dream alive with another pulsating win
Andy Murray has opened up on his tears after his sensational doubles win at the Olympics
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Andy Murray has opened up on why he cried in the wake of his doubles win for Team GB at the Olympics on Tuesday.
The 37-year-old is competing in his last competition as a tennis player, having confirmed he'd retire prior to the games out in Paris.
Murray and Dan Evans put on a show on matchday one, relying on a super tie-break to Japanese pair Kei Nishikori.
And the pair came through another epic last night, with the duo again needing a super tie-break to get the better of Belgium's Joran Vliegen and Sander Gille.
Andy Murray has opened up on his tears after his sensational doubles win at the Olympics
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After the match, Murray cut an emotional figure.
He is hoping to win his third gold medal at an Olympics, having previously secured the prestigious prize in 2012 and 2016.
And Murray said his tears were down to being so happy, with the veteran saying: "Obviously it’s unbelievably emotional.
“You’re obviously unbelievably happy and then, I don’t know why it happens, it’s like happy tears. I was really emotional at the end of the match.
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“Obviously extremely happy, excited that we managed to get through and another amazing finish so it takes a lot out of you that sort of stuff.
"I’m glad we get a day off tomorrow.”
Given Murray will be walking away from tennis, there's a sense another gold medal is written in the stars.
It would be the perfect ending for a fairytale career that has seen him win three Grand Slams, become world No 1 and establish himself as one of the best players of his generation.
Yet Murray isn't taking anything for granted and has warned about complacency.
“We were very lucky in the first match and today we weren’t," he admitted.
“The margins are so fine, we need to perform at a really high level in a couple of days’ time to go through.
“And you build confidence by winning matches like that and I think your opponents see that, that you’re coming back when you’re behind and that builds belief.
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Andy Murray and Dan Evans were delighted after winning their Olympics clash on Tuesday
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“But you can’t have that mentality of ‘Oh this is just going to happen now.’ We need to be switched on for the next one and let’s see what happens in a couple of days.”
As for Evans, the Team GB star joked that Murray doesn't want to go home.
He also feels the pair deserved their victory because they played 'great', with the 34-year-old saying: "What happened again was incredible.
“We’re getting really close to doing something pretty special. We played great tonight. People see that, see how good we’ve been in tight moments, and we’re getting better and better.
Andy Murray and Dan Evans have won their first two matches in the doubles at the Olympics
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“I thought we were unlucky not to win 7-6 in the second set. How that volley went in, I still don’t know.
"I don’t think he wants to go home, does he? He’s amazing to play with. I’m over the moon that I came.”