2024 Paris Olympics: Tennis results & updates
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Follow the latest results and updates from the tennis events at the 2024 Paris Olympics at Roland Garros from 27 July - 4 August.
Highlights
- Andy Murray & Dan Evans lost to Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul 6-2, 6-4 in Murray's final match
- Katie Boulter & Heather Watson defeated by third seeds Jasmine Paolini & Sara Errani 6-3, 6-1
- Jack Draper falls short to seventh seed Taylor Fritz 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-2
- Tennis draws at the Olympics get underway on Saturday 27 July
- Andy Murray announces that he will retire after the Olympics
- Event preview
- Olympics tennis live scores
- Olympics tennis draws
- Olympics tennis schedule & order of play
- Watch live across the BBC on TV, via BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and app, and across Discovery+
Day six: Murray & Evans defeated in quarter-finals; Boulter & Watson exit against impressive Italian duo
Team GB won’t be amongst the tennis medals at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games after both it's remaining doubles pairs – Andy Murray and Dan Evans, as well as Katie Boulter and Heather Watson – bowed out in the quarter-finals.
In what would be his last professional match, Murray and partner Evans lost to third seeded American duo Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul 6-2, 6-4.
Meanwhile, Boulter and Watson were defeated 6-3, 6-1 by Italian’s Jasmine Paolini and Sara Errani.
Murray and Evans had won both their previous rounds having faced match points in championship tie-breaks – however, the top 20 singles stars from the USA
The Americans pulled out the highlight shots in the opening few games – breaking Evans at the first chance with a beautiful angled pass from Fritz, before Paul picked off a couple of return winners against Murray’s second serve to race out to a 4-0 lead.
The Brits got themselves on the board with two holds on their next service games, but Fritz and Paul were able to see out the set comfortably after 30 minutes.
Sensing the opportunity again on Murray’s serve early in the second, the Americans struck again – setting up three break points before Fritz ripped a forehand winner through the middle of the court.
Murray had been bidding to win a fourth Olympic medal, but unfortunately the fairytale ending wasn’t to be.
Despite glimmers of another unthinkable comeback – saving match point before breaking Paul at 5-2 down – Fritz managed to get the job done on the second time of asking, punching their ticket into the semi-finals.
Boulter and Watson put in a spirited performance against the two-time Grand Slam singles runner-up and the former doubles world No.1, but the Italian’s were clinical, winning six of seven break points.
It was clear from the start that the Brits were going to be in for a tough afternoon. Having gone a break down on their first service game, Boulter and Watson fired back with an impressive game of their own against the Errani serve to stay within touching distance.
However, the Brits struggled to hold throughout the match. Paolini’s return off kept the British team under a lot of pressure, while Errani’s court coverage and hands at the net caused all sorts of issues from start to finish.
They broke Watson’s serve to restore their two game lead before holding out to win the set.
The Italian’s energy only picked up in the second set with Paolini and Errani breaking the Brits on all four of their service games to wrap up a solid win in an hour and three minutes to guarantee them a medal match this weekend.
Olympics tennis order of play
You can find the full order of play and schedule for the tennis events at the 2024 Olympics via the link below:
Olympics tennis past results
Katie Boulter and Heather Watson are through to the quarter-finals of the women’s doubles at the Olympics after the British duo knocked out sixth seeds Beatriz Haddad Maia and Luisa Stefani 6-3, 6-4
In only their third tournament together since 2018, the Brits move on to face third seeded Italian pairing Jasmine Paolini and Sara Errani.
Should they come through that match, the Boulter and Watson will be guaranteed to compete for a medal.
It wouldn’t take long for the Brits to pick up where they left off on Tuesday evening. In just the fourth game at 30-30 on Stefani’s serve, Watson drilled two winners through the middle of the court to secure the opening break for Team GB before seeing out the set on serve.
Haddad Maia and Stefani had big opportunities to stretch two games in front mid-way through the second set with two break points on Boulter’s serve, but the Brits steely defence stayed strong to clinch a gutsy hold.
Boulter and Watson then capitalised on a poor service game from Stefani to claim the first break of the set, before winning five straight points from 0-40 down on Watson’s serve to take a 5-3 lead.
The Brits have only been broken once in their opening two matches and with the chance to serve out the match, Boulter made no mistake. As Stefani’s return sailed long on their third match point, the Brits jumped into each other’s arms in celebration of reaching the quarter-final.
Andy Murray and Dan Evans now know that they will play third seeds Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul in the quarter-finals after the Americans beat Dutch team Robin Haase and Jean-Julien Rojer 6-3, 6-4.
Jack Draper’s journey at the 2024 Paris Olympics has come to an end after the British No.1 lost out to seventh seed Taylor Fritz 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-2 in a brutal battle lasting two hours and 13 minutes.
Entering the match, Draper was looking to get his revenge on the American who beat him in their last encounter on the clay at the BMW Open back in April.
The Brit applied the pressure early on in the match, taking Fritz to deuce in three of his service games and drawing out 18 unforced errors across the opening set. Despite having chances to break, the 22-year-old failed to capitalise as we headed towards a tie-break where Draper stormed ahead to edge ahead in the second round encounter.
However, the world No.12 was forced to put a disappointing opener behind him, as he fought to turn things around. Having fended off six break points at 2-1 in the second, Fritz went on to seal the only break of the set as Draper double faulted.
Heading into a decider, the blistering hot conditions began to take its toll on the Brit, with the unforced errors creeping into his game. The American continued to wear the Brit down, finding two crucial breaks before closing out a comeback victory with an ace and a hold to love.
Doubles
There was plenty to smile about in Tuesday's doubles action with Andy Murray and Dan Evans pulling off another specular win and Katie Boulter and Heather Watson opening up their campaign with a huge win.
Murray and Evans produced another show-stopping display on Court Suzanne Lenglen as the British stars saved two match points on their way to beating Joran Vliegen and Sander Gille 6-3, 6-7(8), 11-9.
The display was a stark constrast to their opening round match, with the pair bringing up two match points in the second set-tie break as they looked to wrap up a straight sets win, before a late twist in the tale saw the Belgian duo steal the set from their grasp.
The Brits were taken to another match deciding tie-break where they were forced to hold their nerve once again - saving two match points before eventually booking their place in the final eight.
Next up, they'll face either American third seeds Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul or Dutch duo’ Robert Haase and Jean-Julien Rojer.
Boulter and Watson kick-started their bid for an Olympic medal with a convincing first round win over German duo Angelique Kerber and Laura Siegemund, 6-2, 6-3.
The British pair previously joined forces at this year's Roland Garros where they exited in the first round but today put in a dominant display to book their spot in the second round in an hour and 29 minutes.
The Brits were in control from the get-go, hunting down two decisive breaks and hitting seven winners past Kerber and Siegemund to clinch the opening set.
From then on out, Boulter and Watson were dominant behind serve and on return. The Brits landed an impressive 96% of first serves in the second while also attacking their opponents first serve, where they won 49% of return points across the match.
Up a break and carrying a 5-3 lead, the Brits caught sight of another opportunity on the Germans service game. A thunderous forehand from Boulter set up match point for the British duo, before the experienced Watson - who is contesting her fourth Olympic Games - fired home a clean backhand winner to secure victory at the first time of asking.
In the next round, they will take on Brazilian duo and sixth seeds Beatriz Haddad Maia and Luisa Stefani.
Mixed doubles
Watson later returned to court alongside Joe Salisbury for the opening round of the mixed doubles where they took on Gabriela Dabrowski and Felix Auger-Aliassime.
The pair fought back from a set down to take the second set against the Canadian duo before eventually losing out in the match deciding tie-break, 7-5, 4-6, 10-3.
Dan Evans bowed out in the second round of the men’s singles at the Olympics – losing out to former Roland Garros finalist and eighth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-1, 6-2.
The Greek star put on a dominant display – losing just three points behind his first serve and without facing a single break point.
Having gone a set down, Evans – who admitted yesterday that his best chance of a medal was in doubles alongside Andy Murray – conjured up an ace to save an early break point in the second but fired long on the following point to give Tsitsipas a 2-1 advantage.
From there it was plain sailing for the 25-year-old, managing to comfortably serve out the win – finishing on his 24th winner of the match.
Evans will return tomorrow with Murray to face the winner of Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen against Arthur Fils and Ugo Humbert.
The result means that Jack Draper is the last Brit left in the singles – he’ll play seventh seed Taylor Fritz tomorrow as well.
Doubles
Team GB’s Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski were knocked out in the first round of the men’s doubles to Czech Republic’s Tomas Mahac and Adam Pavlasek 4-6, 6-3, 10-8.
After a dominant opening set, the Brits looked set to runaway with the match with three break points in the first game of the second, but the Czechs hung in to stay on serve.
Some brilliant returning off the racket of singles world No.39 Mahac helped them break Salisbury’s serve for a 4-2 lead before forcing the Brits to a deciding match tie-break.
The experienced British pairing held a 6-3 lead during the tie-break but once again Mahac and Pavalsek managed to claw their way back to 8-8. With the match on the line, two unfortunate errors from Skupski ultimately proved the difference, ending the Brits hopes of a medal in Paris.
Olympics tennis order of play
You can find the full order of play and schedule for the tennis events at the 2024 Olympics via the link below:
Jack Draper and Dan Evans both enjoyed wins on their Olympic debuts at Roland Garros on Sunday afternoon, while Katie Boulter bowed out in the opening round.
Draper punched his ticket into the second round after knocking out 2016 bronze medallist Kei Nishikori 6-1, 6-4 in an hour and eight minutes.
Awaiting him in the next round is seventh seed Taylor Fritz. Draper and Fritz have both beaten each other once before, with the American taking their most recent meeting on clay in Munich earlier this year.
Over on Court 10, Evans survived an injury scare to defeat Tunisia’s Moez Echargui 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 and set up a meeting with Stefanos Tsitsipas in round two.
Boulter’s journey in Paris came to an end after losing to Slovakian Anna Karolina Schmiedlova 6-4, 6-2.
Elsewhere, Britain's Cam Norrie has been forced to withdraw from the event citing an injury.
British No.1 Draper made a strong start in only his first match for Team GB – dominating the early exchanges and hitting eight winners on a run of five consecutive games.
Nishikori put up a stronger fight in the second set, but the world No.26 did well to stay in control after fending off four break points to draw level at 3-3, Draper clinched his third break of the match before going on to serve out the victory.
For Evans, having cruised through the opening set and taking a break early in the second, it looked like it would be a straightforward victory on his first Olympics appearance.
However, the British No.3 suffered a fall at 4-3 up, which led to him calling a physio before later taking a medical timeout.
Evans seemed to be moving more tentatively towards the end of the set and Echargui broke twice to level the scores at one apiece.
Facing two break points at 2-1 down in the decider, Evans produced a series of strong first serves to dig him out of trouble and eventually hold. It was the confidence boost he needed – returning to his form from the first set, Evans ticked off five games in a row to book his place in the second round after two hours and 29 minutes.
Boulter showed great fight to prevent the Slovakian from serving out the opening set trailing 5-3, but Schmiedlova bounced back straight back to break and take the lead on her first set point.
Boulter saved a further three break points to draw level at 2-2 in the second, but the world No.70 only continued to build her level – finishing the match with 17 winners after wrapping up the final four straight games.
Doubles
Evans later returned in the doubles with Andy Murray - saving five match points to beat Nishikori and Taro Daniel 2-6, 7-6(5), 11-9 and reach the second round in the former world No.1's final tournament.
Murray and Evans move on to the second round where they will face either eighth seeds Arthur Fils and Ugo Humbert or Belgian team Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen.
The Brits came back from a break down twice in the second set and then recovered a 9-4 deficit in the match tie-break to seal an incredible win for Team GB on Court Suzanne Lenglen.
