Amazing sacrifice Dan Evans has made for Andy Murray at Paris Olympics with Brit ace giving up 110 world ranking spots
DAN EVANS has made a huge sacrifice to try to help Andy Murray end his career with a bang.
The Team GB pair have reached the quarter-final at the Olympics in dramatic fashion.
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They saved five match points in their opening round clash against Japan to defeat the pair of Kei Nishikori and Taro Daniel.
Remarkably, they followed up that sensational victory by again saving two match points on their way to beating Belgium.
They are now just three wins away from claiming gold but their extraordinary journey has only been made possible thanks to the sacrifice of Evans.
The 34-year-old was once ranked 21st in the world and has had some big moments in his career, including winning the Davis Cup alongside Murray.
But injuries have had a big impact on his career and prior to the Olympics Evans was ranked 59th in the world.
He could have been forgiven for skipping the Games in a bid to improve his ranking.
But instead he accepted the invitation to partner Murray, which means he will drop a whopping 110 places in the rankings.
He will also lose all of the 500 points he earned by winning the ATP Tour 500 2023 Mubadala Citi DC Open in Washington DC last year.
But he seems to have no regrets about his decision, saying of Murray after the first round win: “I don’t think he wants to go home, does he?”
“We’re getting close, really close to doing something pretty special. We played great tonight. People see how good we’ve been in tight moments and we’re getting better and better.”
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Evans and Murray go up against Team USA duo Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul in the quarter-final at Roland Garros.
Murray is set to retire at the end of the tournament after being plagued by injuries over the past few years.
