Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic are still seeking their first Olympic gold medal in singles while Andy Murray goes for his third in a row. Here, we take a closer look at the athletes in contention for the podium and take in some Olympic history in our guide to Olympic tennis at Tokyo Djokovic, the London bronze medallist, will aim to capture Olympic gold, one of the few accomplishments still missing from his CV, similar to that of Federer.
Murray became the first player to win back-to-back singles golds in tennis in and , but has had injury struggles over the last several years. Murray has said he would "love to compete again" at the Olympics. Nishikori, similarly, has had his own injury challenges, but former world No. Osaka is one of several favourites among the women, and along with Nishikori is one of the national faces of the Summer Games. She is a three-time major champion, winning the U.
Open in and , as well as the Australian Open in She will have history maker Serena Williams to contend with, already the owner of four Olympic gold medals, including three doubles golds with sister Venus.
If Venus is to play, it will be alongside sister Serena, having fallen too low in the rankings among the U. Youth Olympic Games medallist Iga Swiatek will look to continue her success from , as well, having won her maiden major at the French Open.
If more than one athlete meets these criteria, the place will be offered to the player with the highest number of titles with a gold medal representing one title. If two players have the same number of titles, the place will be given to the higher-ranked player on 14 June. If the host nation is not represented in either singles draw, then the highest-ranked athlete from the host nation will receive a Host Nation place.
The doubles draw is, in some ways, easier than singles. There are 31 Direct Acceptance places and one Host Nation place, to ensure representation from the hosts should they only have one player in singles, for example. There is a caveat: the combined ranking of both players in a Host Nation place team cannot exceed Now we get into the detail.
Those players need to be able to team up with a partner from their country ranked in the Top in either singles or doubles. The reallocation process will be completed by Monday 5 July.
Direct Acceptance places will be reallocated to the next highest-ranked athletes based on the 14 June rankings. Final Qualification Places may also need to be reallocated. If a host nation already has representation in singles and doubles, then the Host Nation place will go to the next-highest-ranked player based on the 14 June rankings, respecting the maximum number of entries per country.
India has won 1 medal in tennis at the Olympics, a bronze by Leander Paes in men's singles at the Games in Atlanta. The rules of table tennis used for the Olympic Games are the same as the table tennis rules used for all the other top International table tennis events. There are 15 basic rules plus many additional regulations. The Olympic format is 3 players minimum with a optional 2 alternate players. The best U. Soft tennis is an event under tennis in Asian games, so its future is very bright because soft tennis would be included in Olympic games.
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Through the Games in Beijing, India has won 1 medal in tennis. That was a bronze by Leander Paes in men's singles at the Games in Atlanta.
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