Tokyo Olympics 2021 - 24th July to 1st August 2021

[tennisville]

We can agree to disagree about the 2-year walkabout and mental strength. I don't even understand how you can give it a pass. He was losing to everyone for 2 years, and it wasn't about his f-ing elbow. You don't think this was about his head? Fine.

Maybe I am confused but wasn't he injured in that 2016 - 2018 stretch. He delayed his surgery and then took time to recover from that. I definitely wont call it a walk about

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

A reminder that 8 of the top 10 players in the race are playing the event.

I thought it was 6 of the top ten players will be playing the event?

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

News just through from the Olympics,
Aussie tennis player Alex de Minaur has been tested positive for COVID and will now be withdrawn from the Olympics.
Alex was tested in Spain.

 

[tennisville]

I thought it was 6 of the top ten players will be playing the event?

I meant the race

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I meant the race

This is the Olympic post...your post was confusing

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Russian's team's revised nominations for singles and doubles at Tokyo,

Men's singles - Medvedev,Rublev,Karatsev,Khachanov
Men's doubles - Karatsev/Medvedev, Khachanov/Rublev.

 

[don_fabio]

Russian's team's revised nominations for singles and doubles at Tokyo,

Men's singles - Medvedev,Rublev,Karatsev,Khachanov
Men's doubles - Karatsev/Medvedev, Khachanov/Rublev.

Russians have one hell of a team.

 

[Mile]

I am wondering for Stefanos, why is he doing clay court now if Tokyo will be on a hard surface !?

 

[tennisville]

This is the Olympic post...your post was confusing

I am sorry. I meant the top 6 players in the ATP race will be playing the olympics this year

 

[Moxie]

Maybe I am confused but wasn't he injured in that 2016 - 2018 stretch. He delayed his surgery and then took time to recover from that. I definitely wont call it a walk about

I don't think anyone believes that 2 years was all about his elbow. There was a lot of mental in there, and it was obvious. Like the way he lost to Sam Querrey at Wimbledon, and to Thiem at RG, when he completely gave up.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Aussie Max Purcell will take the place of Alex de Minaur who was withdrawn due to testing positive for COVID
Max Purcell will compete in the doubles with John Peers.

 

[don_fabio]

I am not sure if it was mentioned, but I've read Novak confirmed going to Olympics.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I am not sure if it was mentioned, but I've read Novak confirmed going to Olympics.

Yes he confirmed that on Twitter 2 days ago.(which I posted here)

 

[AnonymousFan]

Berrettini withdrew due to a thigh injury

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Berrettini withdrew due to a thigh injury

Bad luck,he suffered that thigh injury in his s/final at Wimbledon,had a MRI,doctors say he needs 2 weeks of rest.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Liam Broady has been added to Team GBR.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Tokyo Men's Singles Seeds.
1- Djokovic
2- Medvedev
3- Tsitsipas
4- Zverev
5- Rublev
6- Berrettini.....he has withdrawn due to injury,this list was made before his withdrawal
7- Carreno
8- Hurkacz
9- Schwartzman
10- Auger-Aliassime
11- Monfils
12- Karatsev
13-Khachanov
14- Soneg
15- Humbert
16- Basilashvilli

Fognini will replace Berrettini who had to withdraw due to injury

 

[Mile]

Djoker might play mixed double as well, with Aleksandra Krunic.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Djoker might play mixed double as well, with Aleksandra Krunic.

She is ranked 53. It may be tough for them to make the cut as only 16 teams are allowed and entry is based on the sum of the best (singles or doubles) current rankings of the two players.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Apparently, in view of the pandemic, the Tokyo Olympic organizers decided that the participants should not be involved in intimate affairs and to help with that they have created "anti-sex" beds made out of cardboard. That is where the players get to sleep during Olympics.