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British pair Andy Murray and Dan Evans are scheduled to begin their men’s doubles campaign at the French Open on Friday – if the weather permits.

Wildcards Murray and Evans, who both lost their first round singles matches at Roland Garros, are due to face Brazilian Thiago Seyboth Wild and Argentine Sebastian Baez in the fourth and final match on court 13.

Two-time Olympic gold medallist Murray, 37, is targeting a final appearance at an Olympic Games in Paris this summer and could look to compete in both the men’s singles and doubles competitions.

Murray and Evans have competed together twice before, most recently doing so at last year’s Citi Open in Washington where they beat the event’s second seeds before losing in the second round.

Joe Salisbury, Jamie Murray and Lloyd Glasspool are among the Britons also in men’s doubles action on day five.

Four-time major winners Salisbury and American Rajeev Ram begin their campaign against Uruguayan Ariel Behar and Czech Adam Pavlasek.

Murray and New Zealand’s Michael Venus, the 13th seeds, meet Spanish pair Pedro Martinez and Jaume Munar, while Glasspool and Dutchman Jean-Julien Rojer play Argentinian eighth seeds Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni.

In the women’s doubles, Katie Boulter and Heather Watson begin against China’s Chan Hao-ching and Russian Veronika Kudermetova.



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