Men's Doubles
Roger Federer wins first Olympic gold medal in doubles tennis
Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland have won the gold medal in men’s doubles tennis. An Olympic gold is one prize that has elluded Federer in his brilliant tennis career. They beat Simon Aspelin and Thomas Johansson of Sweden 6-3, 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-3.
Mike and Bob Bryan of the United States won [...]
Bob and Mike Bryan of the United States have beaten Arnaud Clement and Michael Llodra of France 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to win the bronze medal in the men’s tennis doubles.
The United States have another chance at a medal in tennis with the Williams sisters in the match for the gold medal on Sunday.
Day 4 in the tennis - preview
Here is a preview of the tennis matches being played today in Beijing. Today (August 13) players are competing for berths in the quarterfinals of the Men’s and Women’s Singles and Men’s Doubles events at the Olympic green tennis center.
Men’s Singles, Third Round (last 16)
Roger Federer of Switzerland plays Tomas Berdych of the [...]
Lleyton Hewitt sets record for longest tennis match
Lleyton Hewitt Hewitt and his partner Chris Guccione beat Agustin Calleri and Juan Monaco from Argentina 4-6 7-6 18-16.
The match went for a record breaking 3 hours and 17 minutes. The previous record was held by Australians Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde who beat Dutch pair Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis 6-2 5-7 18-16 [...]
Andy Murray to represent Britain in the tennis
Andy Murray who is ranked 9th in the world, will be representing Britain in the tennis at the Beijing Olympics.
He will play with his brother Jamie in the doubles.
“I am delighted to welcome Andy and Jamie into Team GB for their first Olympic Games,” team head Simon Clegg said. “With Andy and Jamie we have [...]
