The tennis is complete at the 2016 Rio Olympics and Great Britain
Andy Murray became the first player to defend his singles Gold medal (
from the 2012 London Olympics) by outlasting a spirited challenge from 2012 Bronze medalist
Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina in a four-hour
7-5 4-6 6-2 7-5 victory. Del Potro
had beaten 2008 Gold medalist
Rafael Nadal and World #1
Novak Djokovic in two very high quality matches (featuring three tiebreaks all won by the Argentine) to reach this point. Nadal captured the Rio Olympics Gold medal in men's doubles with his longtime friend
Marc Lopez. But Nadal was unable to win a medal in singles when
Kei Nishikori of Japan defeated him in 3 sets in the Bronze medal match
6-2 6-7(1) 6-3.
Venus Williams became the first tennis player to win 5 Olympic medals when she earned a silver medal in the Mixed Doubles with partner
Rajeev Ram as they lost to another American duo:
Bethanie Mattek-Sands and
Jack Sock. Sock won a Bronze medal in men;s doubles by partnering with
Stevie Johnson, defeating his usual doubles partner
Vasek Pospisil of Canada (partnering with
Daniel Nestor) along the way. Both Venus and Serena have four Gold medals (3 doubles together and 1 singles each).
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