Tokyo Olympics: immense disillusionment for Herbert and Mahut, eliminated in the first round against Murray and Salisbury

"This is our last big goal."

Nicolas Mahut was not hiding this season, his friend and doubles partner Pierre-Hugues Herbert either.

They wanted this Olympic gold medal, the last one that was missing from their charts after having gleaned all the Grand Slams and the Masters.

A month and a half after their second coronation at Roland Garros, the dream suddenly died out this Saturday morning.

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Everything you missed that night in Tokyo

As in 2016, they fell in the first round.

This time, against the British Andy Murray and Joe Salisbury (6-3, 6-2).

So five little games and that is already the end of the best chance for a French medal in tennis in the Tokyo Olympics, seeded n ° 2.

Herbert, injured in the thigh at Wimbledon, had nevertheless been reassuring when arriving in Tokyo, ensuring to feel better and not to feel any more pain, even if the two men had hardly had the opportunity to train together these last few weeks.

France will have another chance in doubles with the pair Jérémy Chardy / Gaël Monfils entering the competition on Saturday.

Nicolas Mahut was probably playing at the age of 39 his last Olympic tournament.