Tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles explained

Event:Men's doubles
Games:2024 Summer
Venue:Stade Roland Garros
Dates:27 July – 3 August
Competitors:64
Teams:32
Nations:23
Gold:Matthew Ebden
John Peers
Goldnoc:AUS
Silver:Austin Krajicek
Rajeev Ram
Silvernoc:USA
Bronze:Taylor Fritz
Tommy Paul
Bronzenoc:USA
Prev:2020
Next:2028
Champ: Matthew Ebden
John Peers
Runner: Austin Krajicek
Rajeev Ram
Score:6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–1), [10–8]
Quadrennial:yes
Multi:yes
Type:mixed
Qual Type:qual

Australia's Matthew Ebden and John Peers defeated the United States' Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram in the final, 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–1), [10–8] to win the gold medal in men's doubles tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[1] It was Australia's first Olympic gold medal in tennis since 1996.[2] Ebden and Peers were the first unseeded pair to win the gold medal since Fernando González and Nicolás Massú in 2004. In the bronze medal match, Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul of the United States defeated Czechia's Tomáš Macháč and Adam Pavlásek, 6–3, 6–4.[3]

The men's doubles tennis event at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place from 27 July to 3 August 2024 at the Stade Roland Garros, in Paris, France.[4] In the event, 64 players (32 teams) from 23 nations participated in the draw.[5]

Croatia's Nikola Mektić and Mate Pavić were the defending champions from 2021, but they lost in the first round to Dominik Koepfer and Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany.[6]

This tournament marked the final professional appearance of former singles World No. 1, two-time singles gold medalist, and three-time major champion Andy Murray of Great Britain.[7] Partnering Dan Evans, he lost in the quarterfinals to Fritz and Paul.[8] [9]

Qualification

See main article: Tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter up to two teams. Qualification for the men's doubles is primarily through the ATP ranking list. There are 32 quota places available for men's doubles.

Competition format

The competition was a single-elimination tournament with a bronze medal match. Matches are best-of-3 sets. A tiebreak was played in the first two sets reaching 6–6, while the third set will be a single tiebreak until one team scores ten points, while being two points clear.[10]

Schedule

The schedule is as follows.[11]

Sun 28 Mon 29 Tue 30 Wed 31 Thu 1 Fri 2 Sat 3
R32 R16 ¼ ½ BM F

Seeds

The seeds were released on 23 July 2024.[12]

See also: 1. / (first round)

See also: 2. / (quarterfinals)

See also: 3. / (semifinals, bronze medalists)

See also: 4. / (final, silver medalists)

See also: 5. / (first round)

See also: 6. / (first round)

See also: 7. / (first round)

See also: 8. / (first round)

Draw

The draw was held on 25 July 2024.[13] [14]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Australia's Ebden and Peers roar back to claim Olympic gold in men's doubles thriller. The Guardian. 3 August 2024. 3 August 2024.
  2. News: Aussie veterans Ebden, Peers roar to Olympic doubles gold. ESPN. 3 August 2024. 3 August 2024.
  3. Web site: Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul win Olympic bronze tennis medal for Team USA. . https://archive.today/20240803141459/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5678160/2024/08/03/taylor-fritz-tommy-paul-olympics-tennis-bronze-medal/. 3 August 2024.
  4. News: Roland Garros to host Paris 2024 tennis. Sports Business Journal. 8 August 2022. 28 January 2023.
  5. News: Paris 2024 Olympic Tennis Event Qualification System . ITF. 17 May 2022. 28 January 2023.
  6. Web site: Mektic and Pavic win all-Croatian men's doubles final at Tokyo 2020. Inside the Games. 30 July 2021. 27 July 2024.
  7. Web site: Murray out of Olympic singles but will play doubles. BBC Sport. 25 July 2024. 27 July 2024.
  8. News: Andy Murray heads into retirement after Olympic doubles loss to American duo of Fritz and Paul. AP News. 2 August 2024. 4 August 2024.
  9. News: Olympics 2024: Andy Murray retires after quarterfinal defeat. ESPN. 2 August 2024. 4 August 2024.
  10. News: Tennis at the Olympics: Fixtures, results, teams, format and schedule at Paris 2024. skysports.com. 17 July 2024. 17 July 2024.
  11. News: Tennis at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. nbcolympics.com. 1 June 2022. 1 June 2022.
  12. News: 2024 Paris Olympics: These will be the top seeds in the doubles draws. Puntodebreak.com. 23 July 2024.
  13. News: Olympics Tennis 2024: Draws, Dates, History & All You Need To Know. ATP Tour. 24 July 2024. 24 July 2024.
  14. News: Draws announced for the Paris 2024 Olympic Tennis Event. ATP Tour. 25 July 2024. 25 July 2024.