Blow for Barty, Murray

Top-ranked Ash Barty and two-time defending Olympic singles champion Andy Murray are turning their attention to doubles. That’s not necessarily what they wanted, though. Barty was upset by 48th-ranked Spanish opponent Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-4 6-3 in the first round of the singles tournament at the Tokyo Games yesterday. That came shortly after Murray withdrew from singles because of a right quad strain. Both still remain in the doubles competition. Barty won with Australian partner Storm Sanders on Saturday while Murray and British partner Joe Salisbury beat the secondseeded French team of Pierre-Hughes Herbert and Nicolas Mahut.