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Tennis at the Summer 2020 Olympics took place at the Ariake Tennis Park in Tokyo, Japan. [1] Five events take place here, which are men's singles, men's doubles, women's singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles. [1]

Summary

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In men's singles, Alexander Zverev of Germany received gold medal after defeating Karen Khachanov of Russia, 6-3 6-1, which placed Khachanov in second for silver.[2] In men's doubles, Nikola Mektić and Mate Pavic from Croatia defeated Marin Čilić and Ivan Dodig 6-4 3-6 10-6.[3]

For women's singles, Belinda Bencic from Switzerland took the gold over Markéta Vondroušová from Czech Republic 7-5 2-6 6-3.[4] In women's doubles, Barbora Krejčíková and Katerina Siniaková from Czech Republic beat Belinda Bencic and Viktorija Golubic from Switzerland 7-5 6-1.[5]

In mixed doubles, Andrey Rublev and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova from ROC defeated Elena Vesnina and Aslan Karatsev also from ROC 6-3 6-7 (5) 13-11.[6]

Bibliography

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Futterman, M. (2021, Aug 01). Zverev of Germany Wins Gold in Men’s Singles. New York Times http://aquinas.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/zverev-germany-wins-gold-men-s-singles/docview/2557115779/se-2?accountid=8340

Corneliu-Aurelian Colceriu. (2019, Oct 23). Former world number one tennis player Halep to bear Romania's flag at 2020 Summer Olympics. TCA Regional News http://aquinas.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/wire-feeds/former-world-number-one-tennis-player-halep-bear/docview/2307804362/se-2?accountid=8340

Garcia, O. (2021, Jul 31). Switzerland's Bencic Wins Tennis Singles Gold. New York Times http://aquinas.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/switzerlands-bencic-wins-tennis-singles-gold/docview/2556895709/se-2?accountid=8340

Klosok, A. (2021, Jun 17). Rafael Nadal pulls out of Wimbledon and Tokyo Olympics. CNN Wire Service http://aquinas.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/wire-feeds/rafael-nadal-pulls-out-wimbledon-tokyo-olympics/docview/2541704928/se-2?accountid=8340

Morse, B. (2021, Jul 30). Novak Djokovic's search for 'Golden Slam' comes to an end at Tokyo 2020. CNN Wire Service http://aquinas.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/wire-feeds/novak-djokovics-search-golden-slam-comes-end-at/docview/2556238177/se-2?accountid=8340

  1. ^ a b "Ariake Tennis Park At The 2021 Tokyo Summer Olympics". 2019-05-29. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  2. ^ Futterman, M (2021-09-01). "Zverev of Germany Wins Gold in Men's Singles". www.proquest.com. Retrieved 2021-09-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Nikola Mektic & Mate Pavic Capture Olympic Gold In Tokyo | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
  4. ^ Garcia, Oskar (2021-07-31). "Switzerland's Bencic Wins Tennis Singles Gold". The New York TImes. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
  5. ^ "Olympics-Tennis-Ecstatic Zverev powers to men's gold in first for Germany". National Post. 2021-08-01. Retrieved 2021-10-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Preview unavailable - ProQuest". www.proquest.com. Retrieved 2021-10-07.