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Clare Balding breaks down in tears live on BBC after Andy Murray ends tennis career with Olympic defeat


TV sports presenter Clare Balding burst into tears during the BBC’s live Olympic coverage after Andy Murray played his final match as a professional player

TV sports commentator Clare Balding was reduced to tears as she spoke live on the BBC about tennis player Andy Murray on Thursday 1 August, shortly after he and partner Dan Evans lost their quarter final men’s doubles match at the Olympics and therefore ended their time at the tournament. The match, in which Andy and Dan lost in straight sets to Team USA pair Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul, was broadcast live on the BBC, with the cameras turning to Clare and co-presenters Rebecca Adlington and Mark Foster after the game was over. Andy, who underwent surgery to remove a cyst from his spine just days before Wimbledon this year, retires from the sport with an impressive record.

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