British tennis icon Andy Murray extended his retirement roadshow at Paris 2024 with another epic win alongside Dan Evans to move into the quarter-finals of the Olympic men’s doubles.

Murray, 37, will call time on his illustrious career at the end of the Games – but has no desire to quit just yet.

The British pair moved into the last eight after winning 6-3 6-7 (8-10) 11-9 against Belgium’s Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen in the second round.

After missing two match points in the second-set tie-break, they took their third in the first-to-10 match tie-break – but only after seeing off two match points for their Belgian opponents.

Evans stuck away a volley to leave both men jumping for joy before an elated, elongated embrace.

Murray broke down in tears on his seat as he contemplated what had just happened following the wild celebrations.

Who they will play next remains to be seen.

American third seeds Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul lurk as potential opponents, but they must come through their second-round match against Dutch pair Robin Haase and Jean-Julien Rojen on Wednesday.

Everything has been said before. Many times. And even just two days ago, in fact.

Murray is the man who never gives up, displaying a resilience to go with the ability and which has led to a rollercoaster career.

How many more times can he achieve the barely-achievable?

Here, alongside 34-year-old Evans, the pair are continuing to perform miracles.

On Sunday, they fought off five match points in a first-to-10 deciding set against Japan’s Taro Daniel and Kei Nishikori before completing a miraculous comeback.

Two nights later, in sweltering conditions on the same court at Roland Garros, it seemed to be heading towards a victory with fewer complications.

How naive.

A high-energy start from the Britons was a stark contrast to their opening win against Daniel and Nishikori.

After coming through two break points when Evans served to open the match, they broke decisively in the second game and fought off another opportunity for the Belgians to secure the first set.

Murray and Evans faded slightly in the second set, but they still did not face a break point.

Then came the drama of the second-set finale and the match tie-break.

Winning a fourth Olympic medal will be as fitting a farewell as it could be for Murray in the circumstances.

The London 2012 and Rio 2016 singles gold medallist, who also won silver alongside Laura Robson in their home Games, having opted out of playing in the singles because of fitness concerns.

Who knows how far they can go here in Paris. Who would want to predict?