Paris 2024: Tennis Day 6 order of play and schedule - When is Andy Murray playing? When does Novak Djokovic play?
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Updated 01/08/2024 at 09:09 GMT+1
Day 6 of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games is rammed with plenty of action at Roland-Garros. Team GB stars Andy Murray and Daniel Evans face off against Team USA. In the men's singles quarter-finals, Novak Djokovic will face Stefanos Tsitsipas, whilst Carlos Alcaraz plays USA's Tommy Paul. In the women's doubles, Brits Katie Boulter and Heather Watson will play Italy's Jasmine Paolini and Sara Errani.
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The tennis continues at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on Thursday, August 1.
The star-studded lineup at Roland-Garros includes Team GB's Andy Murray and Dan Evans, while Katie Boulter and Heather Watson feature in the women's doubles.
Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz will feature in the men's singles quarter-finals.
Team GB's Murray and Evans will face Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz of the USA, whilst Boulter and Watson take on Italy's Jasmine Paolini and Sara Errani in the men's and women's double quarter-finals respectively.
Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal no longer go in the men's doubles after they suffered defeat against Team USA duo Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek.
Reigning French Open and Wimbledon champion Alcaraz will now have all eyes on the singles quarter-finals as he faces Team USA's Paul.
Top seed Djokovic, who successfully knocked out Dominik Koepfer in the third round of the men's singles, heads into the quarter-final against Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas.
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When does Andy Murray play at the Paris 2024 Olympics?
The men's doubles will start at 11am on Court Suzanne-Lenglen. Murray and Evans will be featuring in the final game on the court in the fourth leg of the men's doubles quarter-finals.
Murray and Evans won their last game against Belgian duo Joran Vliegen and Sander Gille. The match came down to a tie-break where the Brits clinched victory in the final minutes.
The British duo had the nation on the edge of their seats as they came from behind, finishing the tie-break 9-11.
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Boulter and Watson will face Italy's Paolini and Errani in the women's double quarter-finals.
They will play at 12pm on Court Simonne-Mathieu. The pair secured a spot after achieving a straight-sets win over Beatriz Haddad Maia and Luisa Stefani of Brazil.
When does Novak Djokovic play?
Djokovic will face Tsitsipas at 6pm on Court Philippe-Chatrier.
This is the second time Djokovic has made it to the quarter-finals at the Olympic games. The 37-year-old is now the oldest quarter-finalist to compete at the Olympics.
After knocking out Rafael Nadal earlier in the tournament, Djokovic commented: "I'm very relieved, I got a bit too comfortable and played a bit sloppy service game. You can't give any chances to Nadal because he's going to take his chances and come back."
The game was historic as it was the rivals' 60th game against one another, after their first match-up in 2006.
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When Is Alcaraz playing at the Paris Olympics?
Alacaraz will face USA's Paul on Court Philippe-Chatrier in the men's singles quarter-final.
They will be on second after world No. 1 Iga Swiatek faces Zheng Qinwen in the women's singles semi-final.
After being knocked out of the doubles by Team USA alongside Spaniard Nadal, Alcaraz will be back for vengeance in the singles.
The two-time Wimbledon champion beat Roman Safiullin 6-4 6-2 in 90 minutes in the third round of the men's singles. The game finished on an Alcaraz ace to advance him to the quarter-finals.
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