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THE COMPETITION
The four Olympic tennis events will each be standard single-elimination draws. Men's and women's singles will each have 64 players, and men's and women's doubles will each have 32 teams. The singles draws will each have 16 seeds, the doubles 8. If two players from the same nation are competing, then they will be drawn in different halves of the draw; if three or four, then different quarters. All matches will be played to the best of three sets, except the men's singles and doubles finals, which will be best-of-five. All third or fifth sets will be played out (until a player wins six or more games by a margin of two or more), and all other sets will be decided by tie-breaks if they reach 6-6.
EQUIPMENT
The only noteworthy equipment for Olympic tennis will be the courts. The ITF and the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) have chosen DecoTurf II as the surface for the seventeen match and practice courts, all of which will have night lighting. DecoTurf is a multi-layered, cushioned hard-court surface also used for the 2004 games and at other major events like the US Open.
The Centre Court will seat 10,000; Show Court 1, 4000; Show Court 2, 2000; and the outer courts, 200 each.
All matches will use Wilson's US Open ball.
GOLD, SILVER, AND BRONZE
The winners of the finals in each event will receive the gold medal; the runners-up, the silver. The losers of the semifinals will play for the bronze medal. Back to Olympic Tennis Central
THE COMPETITION
The four Olympic tennis events will each be standard single-elimination draws. Men's and women's singles will each have 64 players, and men's and women's doubles will each have 32 teams. The singles draws will each have 16 seeds, the doubles 8. If two players from the same nation are competing, then they will be drawn in different halves of the draw; if three or four, then different quarters. All matches will be played to the best of three sets, except the men's singles and doubles finals, which will be best-of-five. All third or fifth sets will be played out (until a player wins six or more games by a margin of two or more), and all other sets will be decided by tie-breaks if they reach 6-6.
EQUIPMENT
The only noteworthy equipment for Olympic tennis will be the courts. The ITF and the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) have chosen DecoTurf II as the surface for the seventeen match and practice courts, all of which will have night lighting. DecoTurf is a multi-layered, cushioned hard-court surface also used for the 2004 games and at other major events like the US Open.
The Centre Court will seat 10,000; Show Court 1, 4000; Show Court 2, 2000; and the outer courts, 200 each.
All matches will use Wilson's US Open ball.
GOLD, SILVER, AND BRONZE
The winners of the finals in each event will receive the gold medal; the runners-up, the silver. The losers of the semifinals will play for the bronze medal. Back to Olympic Tennis Central
Assuming you mean basketball SB, here you go:
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Tough to say with regards to player's motivation in the Olympics. Assuming they aren't cut a fat check at the end, do they really go all out for it with the US Open near that time as well?
Would not surprise me one bit to see a flurry of withdrawals with injuries close to competition time.
Would wait to see how fast or slow the surface it as well.
For some reason Andy Murray at +600 looks like the best of that lot. I can see someone in the second tier winning it to try and boost their visibility and career while the big guns really don't care.
Would not surprise me one bit to see a flurry of withdrawals with injuries close to competition time.
Would wait to see how fast or slow the surface it as well.
For some reason Andy Murray at +600 looks like the best of that lot. I can see someone in the second tier winning it to try and boost their visibility and career while the big guns really don't care.
Not exactly a who's who of tennis there, to be fair the women's side was much more chalky.
1988
GOLD Miroslav Mecir, TCH 3-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2
SILVER Tim Mayotte, USA
BRONZE Stefan Edberg, SWE & Brad Gilbert, USA
1992
GOLD Marc Rosset, SUI 7-6 (7-2), 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 8-6
SILVER Jordi Arresse, ESP
BRONZE Andrey Cherkasov, EUN & Goran Ivaniševic, CRO
1996
GOLD Andre Agassi, USA 6-2, 6-3, 6-1
SILVER Sergi Bruguera, ESP
BRONZE Leander Paes, IND
2000
GOLD Yevgeniy Kafelnikov, RUS 7-6 (7-4), 3-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
SILVER Tommy Haas, GER
BRONZE Arnaud Di Pasquale, FRA
2004
GOLD Nicolas Massu, CHI 6-3, 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
SILVER Mardy Fish, USA
BRONZE Fernando Gonzalez, CHI
1988
GOLD Miroslav Mecir, TCH 3-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2
SILVER Tim Mayotte, USA
BRONZE Stefan Edberg, SWE & Brad Gilbert, USA
1992
GOLD Marc Rosset, SUI 7-6 (7-2), 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 8-6
SILVER Jordi Arresse, ESP
BRONZE Andrey Cherkasov, EUN & Goran Ivaniševic, CRO
1996
GOLD Andre Agassi, USA 6-2, 6-3, 6-1
SILVER Sergi Bruguera, ESP
BRONZE Leander Paes, IND
2000
GOLD Yevgeniy Kafelnikov, RUS 7-6 (7-4), 3-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
SILVER Tommy Haas, GER
BRONZE Arnaud Di Pasquale, FRA
2004
GOLD Nicolas Massu, CHI 6-3, 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
SILVER Mardy Fish, USA
BRONZE Fernando Gonzalez, CHI
