Tommy Paul has shared his wish to see Andy Murray copy Roger Federer after he retires. The British former world No. 1 is playing his last tournament at the Olympics, where he is through to the men’s doubles quarter-final with Dan Evans.
They will now face the American duo of Paul and Taylor Fritz. Win that match and they guarantee themselves a shot at playing for a medal in Murray’s last dance.
Paul and Fritz saw off the Dutch pairing of Robin Haase and Jean-Julien Rojer in straight sets on Wednesday to set up a clash with the Brits. Murray and Evans booked their spot in the last eight on Tuesday night, saving two match points to beat Belgians Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen.
It was another epic escape for the British partners after they saved five consecutive match points in the first round. But Paul wants to make sure there’s not another miracle comeback in the quarters.
“Hopefully if we get match points we will win the match point. That is the goal if we play them,” he laughed. “No, it’s been an awesome run, hopefully it comes to an end for them but it’s been fun to watch, definitely.”
