2008 Summer Olympics Preview: Men's Tennis

Lee Andrew Henderson
Over the past few years I have become a big fan of tennis. Since I'm pretty new to being a tennis fan I've never followed tennis in the Summer Olympics. This year I'll be following all the tennis matches on the men's side and women's side. Here is a preview of men's tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

When does tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics start?
The tennis events at the 2008 Olympics will begin on August 10th and conclude on August 17th. Those attending the 2008 Summer Olympics can find tennis at the Olympic Green Tennis Center in Beijing.

Which men's singles will be representing the USA in tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics?
The top ranked player from the USA, Andy Roddick, will not be competing in the 2008 Summer Olympics so the best singles player will be James Blake. Sam Querrey and Robby Ginepri will also represent the USA in men's singles tennis..

Which men's doubles will be representing the USA at the 2008 Summer Olympics?
The United States will be well represented in men's doubles at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Brothers Bob and Mike Bryan are the number one doubles team in the World. The Bryans have won 5 Grand Slams and were runners up another 7 times. James Blake and Sam Querrey will team up for the second men's doubles tennis team at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Who will be the toughest competition in men's singles tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics?
Individually there are a lot of great men's singles tennis players at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Roger Federer is still the number one player in the world and he'll be representing Switzerland and Novak Djokovic will be representing Serbia.

The country that has the best group of singles players is probably Spain. Spain starts off with #2 ranked player and Wimbledon Champion Rafael Nadal. Also representing Spain will be #5 David Ferrer, #13 Nicolas Almagro and #19 Tommy Robredo.

Who will be the toughest competition in men's doubles at the 2008 Summer Olympics?
The Bryans will be the heavy favorites at the 2008 Summer Olympics and it's hard to say what teams will be good competition. A lot of the doubles teams are singles players that are paired up to represent their country. There are some good pairs like Blake and Querrey, Nadal and Robredo, Mario Ancic and Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia and Igor Andreev and Nikolay Davydenko of Russia. But whether they can play well enough to compete with actual doubles teams is yet to be seen.

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  • James Blake, Sam Querrey, Robby GInepri and Bob and Mike Bryan will represent the USA.
  • The Bryans will be the heavy favorite in the men's doubles.
  • Spain has the best group of singles tennis players.

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  • Lisa Riggs8/3/2008

    Terrific!

  • Lisa Riggs8/3/2008

    Terrific!

  • jcorn8/1/2008

    And deservedly so! What excellent guides! I hope people check out your other Olympic guides.

  • Pam Gaulin8/1/2008

    You've been nominated!

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