Andy Murray reflects on Olympics 'greatest day' after being selected for Team GB in Paris

Andy Murray has been handed a summer boost after he was named in Team GB’s tennis squad heading to the Olympics in Paris.

The Dunblane ace, a two-time Olympic gold medallist, had been hoping to secure his place in the team for the summer games and he was thrilled this week to learn that he will feature in the men’s singles.

The 37-year-old is set to compete in the men’s singles, as well as being nominated in the men’s doubles alongside Dan Evans, with the final confirmation of the entry list for doubles set to be confirmed on June 25.

The rest of the announced Team GB squad is bolstered by newly crowned British number one Jack Draper, Cameron Norrie, Katie Boulter and doubles pairing Neal Skupski and Joe Sailsbury.

Out of everything that Murray has achieved on a tennis court, he says no feeling has topped winning Olympic gold at Wimbledon in London 12 years ago. He then backed that up by securing gold once more at Rio 2016.

So after being selected for his fifth Olympic Games, there was an overwhelming sense of pride at being part of Team GB in Paris.

It extends a remarkable Olympic legacy for Murray, who is the only person to have won two Olympic tennis golds in singles, while at London 2012, he also won silver in the mixed doubles alongside Laura Robson.

And the three-time Grand Slam champion highlighted that day at SW19 as perhaps the greatest joy he has experienced on a tennis court. He said: “I’ve really enjoyed playing the Olympics over the years and the chance to play in another one, I’m excited about that.

“The Olympics in London, the finals day, when we played the singles and the mixed final was definitely one of the best days of my professional life.

“Definitely one of the happiest I’ve felt, more so than when I