By Erik Gudris | @atntennis | Monday, June 3, 2024
The USA Olympic tennis group is rounding into ultimate form earlier than the 2024 Summer season Video games in Paris. Nevertheless, the official group received’t be introduced till later this June.
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In ladies’s singles, Daniele Collins and Madison Keys mathematically clinched their locations primarily based on their outcomes at this 12 months’s Roland Garros.
They’ll be a part of Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula who certified earlier within the 12 months. Emma Navarro would be the first alternate.
USA #Olympic ladies’s singles lineup now set for #Paris at #RolandGarros
Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula, Danielle Collins and Madison Keys
Emma Navarro could be first participant in if there’s a withdrawal#getty pic.twitter.com/fkcbTWzI1I
— Christopher Clarey 🇺🇸 🇫🇷 🇪🇸 (@christophclarey) June 3, 2024
For the boys, Individuals Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul and Ben Shelton certified earlier within the season already. Nevertheless, Shelton has mentioned publicly he’ll probably skip the Olympics in favor of enjoying occasions through the U.S. exhausting court docket swing.
Frances Tiafoe and Sebastian Korda secured their spots at Roland Garros as the following gamers capable of compete. Chris Eubanks could be the alternate.
The qualifying interval for tennis ends on June 10. On that date, each the ATP and WTA rating lists will decide Olympic qualifiers. Every nation can area a most of 12 gamers (six males, six ladies). Every nation will probably be restricted to not more than 4 gamers in each males’s and girls’s singles.
For doubles, as much as two extra U.S. males and U.S. ladies may be added to each doubles and blended doubles. Solely precedence will probably be given to these at present ranked within the prime 10 in world in doubles.
Rajeev Ram has already secured his berth in what could be his third look on the Video games.
Tennis on the Olympic Video games will happen from July 26 to August 11.
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