Judy Murray makes feelings clear on Dan Evans as Andy Murray's Olympics dream lives on
Judy Murray has made it clear how much she admires Dan Evans after the Team GB star and Andy Murray kept their hopes of Olympics gold alive
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Judy Murray has made it clear she's a huge admirer of Dan Evans after the Team GB star and Andy Murray won in the doubles on Tuesday.
The duo won another epic, two days after edging past Japan, with the pair beating Belgian pair Joran Vliegen and Sander Gille to reach the quarter-finals of the competition.
Evans is making quite the sacrifice by playing in France.
He will be ranked outside of the top 170 players in the world come next week, losing more than 110 ranking spots.
Judy Murray has made it clear how much she admires Dan Evans after the Team GB star and Andy Murray kept their hopes of Olympics gold alive
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Players used to get ranking points from the Olympics between 2000 and 2012. A gold medallist in men's singles earned 750 ATP points. However, that all stopped at the 2016 games in Rio.
Evans is loving every moment of playing with Murray.
And Judy, writing on X, was keen to remind fans of just how much the 34-year-old is giving up.
Replying to a post that detailed Evans' sacrifice, the 64-year-old said: "Most of you watching on Sunday and last night will not know this……"
A fan then said: "You only have to see at Davis Cup & see that he thrives on these occasions & says so much about his character.
"For those saying it's a no brainer- you do understand how ranking affects earnings? That's why his next tournament is a Challenger - it's about personal values/ethics."
And Judy replied by saying 'exactly x', making clear her admiration.
Evans revealed before Team GB's win over Belgium that he'd considered withdrawing from the games.
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And he was delighted after helping Murray prolong his Olympics dream in the 37-year-old's last tournament as a tennis player.
"What happened again was incredible," he said.
“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.
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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.”
As for Murray, the former world No 1 cried on the court in the aftermath of the victory.
Explaining his tears, he said: "Obviously it’s unbelievably emotional.
Dan Evans and Andy Murray are just three victories away from winning gold at the Olympics
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“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.
“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.”