Dan Evans reveals pledge to Andy Murray left him fearful after suffering injury scare at Paris Olympics

Dan Evans has revealed he made a pledge to Andy Murray ahead of their doubles match.  

Evans beat Tunisia’s Moez Echargui 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 in the first round of of his Olympics debut in the men’s singles. 

However, concerns were raised over his involvement with Murray midway through the match when he suffered a sore wrist and a bloodied knee following a dive shot which required a medical timeout. 

However, Evans says he was still keen to go ahead with the men’s doubles which is set to be the final tournament of Murray’s career. 

‘I took a tumble and winded myself a bit. I am just a bit sore at the minute, so I will go and get checked out and then jump in the ice bath,’ Evans said.

Murray and Evans face Japanese pair Taro Daniel and Kei Nishikori in their doubles match 

Evans suffered an injury scare during his singles match against Tunisia’s Moez Echargui

On whether he feared it could impact the doubles, he added: ‘I was concerned about it for that whole match.

‘I do not want to be the one that is pulling out on him. We agreed it was doubles first this week and when I was rolling on the clay, that is what was going through my head.’

Murray and Evans face a tough opening doubles clash against Japanese pair Taro Daniel and Kei Nishikori on Sunday evening as they aim for gold. 

They will not be among the favourites to win a medal but both have had success in doubles before and have played starring roles for their country in Davis Cup. 

Evans insisted he wants to give the Scot a memorable send-off ahead of his retirement, having pulled out from the singles earlier this week. 

On his central role in one of the key stories of the Games, Evans said: ‘It’s cool but there’s nothing more I want than to get a medal for him, and for myself obviously.’