Every four years (or so), tennis gives us a fifth major. Well, sort of. Tennis at the Olympics sometimes provides titanic heavyweight matchups — and sometimes delivers surprises.
It will be hard to top Andy Murray vs. Roger Federer and Serena Williams vs. Maria Sharapova for gold medals in 2012. It makes sense that Murray and Rafael Nadal have combined for three gold medals. However, Nicolas Massu and Monica Puig having singles golds while Federer and Novak Djokovic do not makes a little less sense.
As with the 2012 Olympics, which took place at Wimbledon’s All England Club, the 2024 tournament in Paris will unfold at an awfully familiar location: Roland Garros, home of the French Open. Injuries have taken out some highly ranked players, but all of the men’s and women’s semifinalists from this year’s French Open are in the Olympic field, as are Nadal, the 14-time French Open champion, and Murray, a two-time gold medalist.
In other words, there are plenty of storylines to follow.
Wimbledon just ended, but another Slam(ish) product begins in just two weeks. Here are the names to know ahead of the Games.
