Andy Murray has withdrawn from the singles competition in the Olympics but will play doubles in Paris in the final event of his career.
The three-time Grand Slam champion has confirmed he will retire at the end of his fifth Games.
This means the final singles match of his career was against Jordan Thompson in the second round at Queen’s in June, when he was forced to retire with a back injury. That injury also led him to withdraw from the singles at Wimbledon, but he did play a final doubles match at the venue where he won two of his three major titles.
French Open venue Roland Garros hosts the Olympic tennis tournament from 27 July to 4 August.
Murray will play alongside Dan Evans in Paris and the pair have been drawn against Japan’s Taro Daniel and Kei Nishikori in the first round.
“The Olympics has been incredibly special for me and there have been some amazing memories on the court – particularly in London,” Murray said at Thursday’s draw. “I’m happy I get to do this one more time. It’s unfortunate [not playing in singles] – I trained to get ready to play both, but I’m getting a bit older now so it gets harder to recover from injuries. I ran out of time.”
The draw has thrown up the prospect of Rafael Nadal facing long-time rival Novak Djokovic if they win their first-round ties.
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