Who Won The Tennis Olympics?
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The 2016 Olympics are over, and we have a new batch of champions! But who won the gold in tennis? Read on to find out!
Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal of Spain won the gold medal in the men’s singles tennis competition at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This was Nadal’s second Olympic gold medal, having previously won the gold medal in the men’s singles tennis competition at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
Won the French Open
Rafael Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player who is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. He has won 19 Grand Slam singles titles, the second most in history for a male player, as well as three Olympic gold medals. Nadal has held the world No. 1 ranking for a record 209 weeks.
Won Wimbledon
Rafael Nadal Parera is a professional tennis player from Spain. He is ranked world No. 2 in men’s singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Nadal has won 19 Grand Slam singles titles, the second most in history for a male player, as well as 35 ATP Tour Masters 1000 titles, 20 ATP Tour 500 titles, and 3 Davis Cups. In major finals, he has a record of 12–10 in singles, including an all-time record of 9–7 at Wimbledon.
Won the US Open
In September Nadal won his first Olympic gold medal in the men’s singles competition, beating Argentina’s Juan Mónaco in the final. This was his first loss of the year, having gone 43–0 on clay. Nadal then returned to action at the Open Ciudad deAsunción in Paraguay, winning the title without dropping a set. This was his first singles title since winning Wimbledon in 2010. Nadal next competed at the Bucharest Open, where he was victorious, again without dropping a set.
Novak Djokovic
Serbian professional tennis player Novak Djokovic has won the Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. He defeated Swiss player Roger Federer in the finals. This is a huge victory for Djokovic, as he has now won all four Grand Slams.
Won the Australian Open
Djokovic won his first major at the 2008 Australian Open, defeating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final in straight sets. He became the youngest player in the Open Era to reach the semi-finals of all four majors, and joined Jimmy Connors, Ivan Lendl and Mats Wilander as the only men to do so. At Wimbledon, Djokovic reached his first Grand Slam final, where he lost to Rafael Nadal in five sets. This result made him the first man since Juan Carlos Ferrero in 2003 to reach the final of a Grand Slam tournament without previously having won one.
Won the French Open
Novak Djokovic won the French Open on Sunday, defeating Andy Murray in straight sets. With the victory, Djokovic became the first man in nearly a decade to win all four Grand Slam titles in a single year.
Since winning Wimbledon in July, Djokovic had also captured the U.S. Open and the Australian Open. His only loss came at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, where he was beaten in straight sets by Murray in the final.
In Sunday’s match, Djokovic outlasted Murray in a grueling contest that lasted just over four hours. He won 7-5, 7-6 (7-1), 5-7, 6-1 toClaim his second French Open title and his 12th major championship overall.
Won Wimbledon
Novak Djokovic won Wimbledon in 2016, his third time winning the tournament. He is currently ranked as theworld’s number one tennis player by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
Andy Murray
Andy Murray of Great Britain has just won the gold medal in tennis at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This is a huge achievement not just for him, but also for his country. This is the first time Great Britain has won a gold medal in tennis since the 1908 Olympics.
Won Wimbledon
Andy Murray is a professional tennis player from Scotland who has won many Grand Slam singles titles, including Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open. He has also won a gold medal in singles at the Olympic Games.
Won the US Open
Andy Murray of Great Britain celebrates with his trophy after winning the Men’s Singles Final against Novak Djokovic of Serbia on Day Fifteen of the 2016 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City. Andy Murray won in straight sets, 6-3, 7-6(3), 7-6(2).
This was Murray’s third Grand Slam title, following his wins at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships and the 2016 Australian Open.
Won the Olympic Gold Medal
Andy Murray is a professional tennis player from Scotland, currently ranked No. 1 in the world by the ATP. He has won two Grand Slam singles titles, including Wimbledon in 2013, and was the gold medalist at the 2012 London Olympics.