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Rio Olympics 2016: Andy Murray wins tennis gold for Great Britain

Japan's Kei Nishikori claimed his first Olympic medal by beating Spain's 14-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal for men's singles bronze.

Nadal, 30, who had already won men's doubles gold, recovered from 5-2 down in the second set to level the match, but lost 6-2 6-7 (1-7) 6-3.

Nishikori, 26, had never been past the quarter-finals at a Games.

Britain's Andy Murray is currently defending his singles title against Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro.

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