Last update on. From the section OlympicsMurray and Salisbury played their first event togetherTokyo Olympic Games on BBC Dates: 23 Jul-8 Aug Time in Tokyo: BST+8. Listen live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer and BBC Red Button; Listen live on BBC Radio 5 Live, Sports Extra, and Sounds; Live text and video clips available on BBC Sport app and website.Andy Murray's attempt to win an Olympic gold medal at the third consecutive Games was thwarted by Joe Salisbury's defeat in Tokyo's men's doubles quarterfinals.In the quarter-finals, the British team lost 4-6 7-6 (7-2-10), 10-7 to Croatia's Marin Cilic & Ivan Dodig.Murray, 34, was playing his first event with Salisbury. Salisbury is a doubles specialist and reached a career high of three last year.Liam Broady, the last Briton to leave, plays Jeremy Chardy during the singles.After Dan Evans' positive test for coronavirus in Dan Evans, the 27-year old was lately called up to the British team. He marked his Olympic debut with two wins, including a win over Hubert Hurkacz, Wimbledon semi-finalist.Murray rue defeat at Olympics.Murray, who won singles at Rio 2016 and London 2012, pulled out of the individual event due to a slight strain in his thigh. He wanted to concentrate on the doubles.The three-time Grand Slam singles champion formed an impressive partnership to Salisbury, 29, who won his maiden major duals title at the Australian Open last year.They could not continue to build on the lead of a set or a break, as Cilic and Dodig turned it around.Murray said, "I don’t know if i’ll get the chance to play again." "I have loved every moment of the Olympics. Today could have been different."I had another chance to win a medal with Joe, but we were so close and that's what was disappointing. To help others more, I would have liked to do some things differently during the match. I was very disappointed.In the first match of the match, the British couple broke serve. However, the advantage was maintained as Salisbury won the opening set with an instinctive volley on a Murray-service game.Murray and Salisbury broke for 3-2 in set two. They consolidated their advantage for 4-2, but lost serve for 4-4 to see their opponents win tie-break. This forced a decider.Momentum was with Dodig and Cilic in the first-to-10 match tiebreak. The Croats took the second of three match point when Salisbury volleyed long.Who will challenge Djokovic's dominance in the sport?Medvedev has been a Grand Slam runner up twice, losing in the 2021 Australian Open and 2019 US Open finals.After defeating Fabio Fognini of Italy 6-2 3-6 6-2, Daniil Medvedev, second seed in the Russian men's singles, is through to the quarterfinals.Medvedev was still suffering from the Tokyo heat and complained of breathing problems. He called for medical attention.Medvedev answered Carlos Ramos' question about his health, "I'm okay." I can finish the match, but I can also die. ITF (governing body International Tennis Federation), will take responsibility if I die.Next up is Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta who beat Dominik Koepfer 7-6 (9-7), 6-3.After suffering a 2-6 7-6 (7-6-7-6 (7-4) and 6-2 loss by France's Ugohumbert, Stefanos Tsitsipas, the third seed from Greece is out.Medvedev, 25 years old, is bidding to end Novak Djokovic's hope of winning a first Golden Slam' in Serbian men's tennis. This means that Medvedev will be the last top seed in Serbia.Djokovic, who won the Australian Open, French Open, and Wimbledon titles this season, will face Alejandro Davidovich Fokina from Spain in Wednesday's third round match.Svitolina proving why she is the woman you should be beatingAfter a win against Camila Giorgi, 6-4 6-4, Elina Svitolina, fourth seed from Ukraine was the first player to reach the Tokyo singles semifinals.After early exits by Ashleigh Barty of Australia, Naomi Osaka from Japan, and Aryna Sabalenka, both Belarus, Svitolina is now the highest-ranked player in the women's singles.Marketa Vondrousova, a Czech former French Open finalist, is waiting for Svitolina's arrival in the fourth set. Before Paula Badosa, a Spaniard, was unable to play through illness, the 22-year-old left-hander won her first set.Belinda Bencic, the ninth seed in Switzerland, beat Anastasia Pavlychenkova from Russia 6-0 3-6 3-3. She will now face Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan, who was defeated by Garbine Muguruza of Spain.
