Murray’s determination to solely play within the doubles will increase his probabilities of successful an Olympic medal in Paris, in keeping with Australian doubles legend Mark Woodforde.
“The doubles does current his greatest alternative to win a medal,” Woodforde, who gained gold alongside Todd Woodbridge on the 1996 Video games, instructed BBC Sport.
“He’s confronted with the retirement challenge and it’s testomony to his stature that he’s prepared to present it a crack within the doubles with Dan.
“It is a fantastic alternative for them to go deep and they are going to be a troublesome pair for any nation to face.
“I feel the Murray/Evans mixture is de facto one of many darkish horses for the medals.”
Woodforde, who additionally gained 16 Grand Slam males’s doubles titles, says half of the workload makes the clay “much less taxing” for 37-year-old Murray.
“If he competed in singles, it may need impacted his capacity to be prepared for the doubles and had a damaging affect,” he stated.
“It may have been an early departure in each occasions, so the large determination he in the end needed to make was ‘I’ve acquired a associate who will help me with the masses’.
“It’s simply not as demanding for him on the doubles court docket.
“In singles there may be the propensity of longer factors due to the excessive bounce of the court docket, the tempo is taken off due to the floor and the sliding as properly.
“You’re coming from the grass swing, too, the place it is kind of a transition going ahead, however on clay it’s a must to incorporate going again in addition to facet to facet. In doubles you’re not going left and proper and sliding fairly as a lot.
“For these guys taking part in singles, that’s the place totally different balls, larger bouncing, can have an effect on the shoulders and the knees are an space the place you might be actually examined out.
“So the robust half for each singles and doubles on this occasion is ensuring your physique can face up to the rigours.”