Murray named in Olympic squad

22 Jun, 2012

Andy Murray was on Thursday named as the first member of the Great Britain tennis team for the London Olympics. The world number four will be competing in his second Olympics after Beijing when he lost in the first round of the singles and the second round of the doubles.
Murray, who will also be playing doubles with his brother Jamie, said: "I can't wait for the Olympics to start, it's such an incredible event and for it to be in London is extra special. "I remember being part of the Olympic Ceremony in Beijing, which was an unbelievable atmosphere and like nothing I'd experienced before. Winning a medal this summer for Team GB is one of my major goals." The only British players to win a medal since tennis returned to the Olympic programme in 1988 are Tim Henman and Neil Broad, who were silver medallists in the men's doubles in Atlanta in 1996.

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