Andy Murray's bid for an Olympic gold at a third successive outing ended as he and Joe Salisbury lost in the men's doubles quarter-finals in Tokyo.

The British pair lost 4-6 7-6 (7-2) 10-7 against Croatia's Marin Cilic and Ivan Dodig in the quarter-finals.

34-year-old Murray, and Salisbury, a doubles specialist who reached a career-high ranking of three last year, were playing their first event together.

Cilic and Dodig will proceed to face New Zealand's Michael Venus and Marcus Daniell next.

Murray, who won the singles at London 2012 and Rio 2016, pulled out of the individual event with a minor thigh strain to focus on the doubles.

The three-time Grand Slam singles champion forged an impressive partnership with 29-year-old Salisbury, who won his maiden major doubles title at last year's Australian Open.

But they could not build on a lead of a set and a break as Cilic and Dodig turned the match around and eventually defeated the British pair.