Jamie Murray called up to Team GB

Team GB has today announced that seven-time Grand Slam winner Jamie Murray has been selected to partner Neal Skupski in the men’s doubles competition for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, following Dan Evans withdrawing from the Games after testing positive for COVID-19.

Tokyo 2020 will be Murray’s fourth Olympic Games having previously competed in Beijing, London and Rio.

Team GB Tennis Team Leader, Iain Bates said: “I am delighted that Jamie will be joining us on the plane to Tokyo. It is great to have an athlete of Jamie’s experience and calibre as part of the team and I look forward to the Games starting in just over a week’s time.”