Andy Murray will not stay in Olympic Village in Rio

Andy Murray says he will stay at an apartment with the British tennis team and not in the Olympic Village in Rio during the Games this summer.

The defending champion stayed in the athletes' village in Beijing in 2008 but opted against that in London four years later where he won gold in the singles tournament and silver in the mixed doubles with Laura Robson.

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While he enjoyed the experience of mingling with athletes from other sports in China, the world No 2 says the best preparation possible must come first.

"I'm not staying in the village," he said. "I'm staying in an apartment with the rest of the team.

"To be honest, when I stayed in the village in Beijing I had a great time but my tennis was pretty bad there. I did something different obviously during London and that worked out well for me.

"My job there is to try to prepare as best I can and win a medal for my country. I think the best way to do that is to sort of prepare like you do for other events where you're in your own space."

The 28-year-old spent some time at the athletes' village in London, even though he was not based there, with many other tennis players also staying elsewhere because the Olympic tournament was played at Wimbledon, distant from the other venues.

Roger Federer had problems at the Olympic Village in 2008 because of the constant requests from other athletes for autographs and photographs, with Maria Sharapova also sought-after in London.

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"It's different than what we're used to," Murray added. "I think that's why the players are staying outside."

Rafael Nadal won gold in Beijing when he stayed at the Olympic Village and has already said he wants to enjoy the same experience in Rio, while Novak Djokovic also stayed at the village in 2008.