It's not over until the Scottish tennis legend loses
While we all see the first pumps, the roars and the occasional curse from afar it’s his doubles partner who shares the emotional moments in the locker room before and after taking to the court in their bid to stretch the icon’s career out another day or two at least.
But as if woken by the realisation this wasn’t how it was meant to be, Murray suddenly flicked the switch in the second set. A couple of rasping forehand winners brought the fist pumps and the roar back to the fore and electrified the Union Jack contingent in the stands. The Englishman said: “I’ve obviously never been in the situation where Andy knows it’s the last tournament. I’m sure sometimes he thinks about that and is a bit flat. There’s a lot of emotions on top of everything this week.
“I’m just super pumped we got through. When we played well in the match it wasn’t just one of us it was both and that’s exactly what happened at the end.” Evans, who secured his place in the second round of the singles by beating Moez Echargui just two hours before taking court with Murray, had already put on record that he was prioritising the doubles in Paris. He knows it’s what his Scottish mate deserves after a career that has brought three Grand Slams, two Olympic golds, Davis Cup glory and a shedload of memories.
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