Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's singles

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Men's singles
Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Champion United Kingdom Andy Murray
Runner-up Argentina Juan Martín del Potro
Final score 7–5, 4–6, 6–2, 7–5
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women mixed
Men's singles tennis
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Venue Olympic Tennis Center
Date 6–14 August
Competitors 64 from 34 nations
Medalists
Gold medal  Andy Murray   Great Britain
Silver medal  Juan Martín del Potro   Argentina
Bronze medal  Kei Nishikori   Japan
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Main article: Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics

The men's singles tennis tournament of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro was held at the Olympic Tennis Center in the Barra Olympic Park in Barra da Tijuca in the west zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The final was play on 14 August 2016.

Top seed and world number-one Novak Djokovic was defeated in the first round by Juan Martín del Potro. This was the second time that del Potro had beaten Djokovic in Olympic competition, following his victory in the bronze medal match in 2012.[1]

Andy Murray defended his 2012 Gold Medal by defeating Juan Martin del Potro in the final 7–5, 4–6, 6–2, 7–5 becoming the first tennis player ever, male or female, with two singles Gold Medals.[2][3]

Schedule[edit]

August
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
11:00 11:00 11:00 11:00 — 11:00 12:00 12:00 12:00
Round of 64 Round of 32 Play cancelled due to rain Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Bronze medal match
Gold medal match

Seeds[edit]

Seeds were based on ATP rankings as of 1 August 2016.[4]

01.    Novak Djokovic (SRB) (First round)
02.    Andy Murray (GBR) (Champion, gold medalist)
03.    Rafael Nadal (ESP) (Semifinals, fourth place)
04.    Kei Nishikori (JPN) (Semifinals, bronze medalist)
05.    Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) (Second round)
06.    Gaël Monfils (FRA) (Quarterfinals)
07.    David Ferrer (ESP) (Second round)
08.    David Goffin (BEL) (Third round)
09.    Marin Čilić (CRO) (Third round)
10.    Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) (Quarterfinals)
11.    Pablo Cuevas (URU) (Second round)
12.    Steve Johnson (USA) (Quarterfinals)
13.    Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) (Second round, withdrew due to foot injury)
14.    Jack Sock (USA) (First round)
15.    Gilles Simon (FRA) (Third round)
16.    Benoît Paire (FRA) (Second round)

Draw[edit]

Players placement onto the table is such that no two players from the same country start within the same quarter section of the table, hence making it impossible for them to meet until the semifinals. This is enabled by the qualification rule that states that no country can bring more than four players for each of the singles tournament.[5] The countries bringing the maximum of four players are Argentina, Australia, France, Italy, Spain and United States.

Key[edit]

Finals[edit]

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final (Gold medal match)
                                           
  PR   Juan Martín del Potro (ARG) 7 77  
10   Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) 5 64  
  PR   Juan Martín del Potro (ARG) 5 6 77  
  3   Rafael Nadal (ESP) 7 4 65  
3   Rafael Nadal (ESP) 2 6 6
    Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) 6 4 2  
    PR   Juan Martín del Potro (ARG) 5 6 2 5  
  2   Andy Murray (GBR) 7 4 6 7  
  6   Gaël Monfils (FRA) 64 6 66  
4   Kei Nishikori (JPN) 77 4 78  
4   Kei Nishikori (JPN) 1 4
  2   Andy Murray (GBR) 6 6     Bronze medal match
12   Steve Johnson (USA) 0 6 62
  2   Andy Murray (GBR) 6 4 77     3   Rafael Nadal (ESP) 2 77 3
  4   Kei Nishikori (JPN) 6 61 6

Top half[edit]

Section 1[edit]

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1  N Djokovic (SRB) 64 62
PR  JM del Potro (ARG) 77 77 PR  JM del Potro (ARG) 6 1 6
 J Sousa (POR) 6 7  J Sousa (POR) 3 6 3
 R Haase (NED) 1 5 PR  JM del Potro (ARG) 64 6 6
 J Thompson (AUS) 4 2 IP  T Daniel (JPN) 77 1 2
 K Edmund (GBR) 6 6  K Edmund (GBR) 4 5
IP  T Daniel (JPN) 6 6 IP  T Daniel (JPN) 6 7
14  J Sock (USA) 4 4 PR  JM del Potro (ARG) 7 77
10  R Bautista Agut (ESP) 64 6 0 10  R Bautista Agut (ESP) 5 64
 A Kuznetsov (RUS) 77 2 0r 10  R Bautista Agut (ESP) 77 6
 Y-h Lu (TPE) 6 3 4  P Lorenzi (ITA) 62 2
 P Lorenzi (ITA) 3 6 6 10  R Bautista Agut (ESP) 6 77
 G Müller (LUX) 5 6 712  G Müller (LUX) 4 64
PR  J Janowicz (POL) 7 1 610  G Müller (LUX) 6 6
 M Jaziri (TUN) 6 5 3 5  J-W Tsonga (FRA) 4 3
5  J-W Tsonga (FRA) 4 7 6

Section 2[edit]

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3  R Nadal (ESP) 6 6
 F Delbonis (ARG) 2 1 3  R Nadal (ESP) 6 6
 A Seppi (ITA) 6 3 78  A Seppi (ITA) 3 3
 I Marchenko (UKR) 3 6 66 3  R Nadal (ESP) 77 6
PR  B Baker (USA) 7 5 4 15  G Simon (FRA) 65 3
IP  Y Sugita (JPN) 5 7 6 IP  Y Sugita (JPN) 63 2
 B Ćorić (CRO) 4 61 15  G Simon (FRA) 77 6
15  G Simon (FRA) 6 77 3  R Nadal (ESP) 2 6 6
11  P Cuevas (URU) 6 68 6  T Bellucci (BRA) 6 4 2
 N Basilashvili (GEO) 3 710 3 11  P Cuevas (URU) 2 6 3
 D Brown (GER) 6 4r  T Bellucci (BRA) 6 4 6
 T Bellucci (BRA) 4 5  T Bellucci (BRA) 712 6
 D Džumhur (BIH) 4 4 8  D Goffin (BEL) 610 4
 D Sela (ISR) 6 6  D Sela (ISR) 3 3
IP  S Groth (AUS) 4 2 8  D Goffin (BEL) 6 6
8  D Goffin (BEL) 6 6

Bottom half[edit]

Section 3[edit]

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6  G Monfils (FRA) 6 6
 V Pospisil (CAN) 1 3 6  G Monfils (FRA) 6 6
 R Dutra Silva (BRA) 77 6  R Dutra Silva (BRA) 2 4
IP  T Fabbiano (ITA) 64 1 6  G Monfils (FRA) 66 6 6
IP  R Albot (MDA) 4 6 6 9  M Čilić (CRO) 78 3 4
 T Gabashvili (RUS) 6 4 4 IP  R Albot (MDA) 3 4
 G Dimitrov (BUL) 1 4 9  M Čilić (CRO) 6 6
9  M Čilić (CRO) 6 6 6  G Monfils (FRA) 64 6 66
13  P Kohlschreiber (GER) 4 6 6 4  K Nishikori (JPN) 77 4 78
 G Pella (ARG) 6 1 2 13  P Kohlschreiber (GER)
 D Kudla (USA) 0 3 IP  A Martin (SVK) w/o
IP  A Martin (SVK) 6 6 IP  A Martin (SVK) 2 2
 R Berankis (LTU) 0 0 4  K Nishikori (JPN) 6 6
 J Millman (AUS) 6 6  J Millman (AUS) 64 4
 A Ramos-Viñolas (ESP) 2 4 4  K Nishikori (JPN) 77 6
4  K Nishikori (JPN) 6 6

Section 4[edit]

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7  D Ferrer (ESP) 6 6
 D Istomin (UZB) 2 1 7  D Ferrer (ESP) 6 61 5
 E Donskoy (RUS) 6 6  E Donskoy (RUS) 3 77 7
 J-L Struff (GER) 3 4  E Donskoy (RUS) 1 1
 G Elias (POR) 77 77 12  S Johnson (USA) 6 6
PR  T Kokkinakis (AUS) 64 63  G Elias (POR) 3 4
TRI  D King (BAR) 3 2 12  S Johnson (USA) 6 6
12  S Johnson (USA) 6 6 12  S Johnson (USA) 0 6 62
16  B Paire (FRA) 3 6 6 2  A Murray (GBR) 6 4 77
 L Rosol (CZE) 6 3 4 16  B Paire (FRA) 6 4 65
 F Fognini (ITA) 2 77 6  F Fognini (ITA) 4 6 77
 V Estrella Burgos (DOM) 6 64 0  F Fognini (ITA) 1 6 3
 J Mónaco (ARG) 6 6 2  A Murray (GBR) 6 2 6
TRI  M Bašić (BIH) 2 2  J Mónaco (ARG) 3 1
 V Troicki (SRB) 3 2 2  A Murray (GBR) 6 6
2  A Murray (GBR) 6 6

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Novak Djokovic beaten by Juan Martin Del Potro in first round". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 August 2016. 
  2. ^ http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2016/08/andy-murray-juan-martin-del-potro-gold-medal-rio-olympic-2016/59955/
  3. ^ "Andy Murray beats Juan Martín del Potro to win second Olympic gold". Guardian. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016. 
  4. ^ "Seeds announced for Olympic Tennis Events". ITF. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016. 
  5. ^ "Murray and Williams prepare to defend Olympic titles in Rio". ITF. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016. 

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