Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics - Men's Singles

Tennis on 2012 Summer Olympics
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Doubles	mixed
Qualification
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Andy Murray is the winner of the tournament.

The current champion - Rafael Nadal - did not come to the tournament due to a knee injury.

Winners

Medal	Sportsman
Gold	Andy Murray ( GBR )
Silver	Roger Federer ( SUI )
Bronze	Juan Martin del Potro ( ARG )

General Information

In the second round of the tournament, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Milos Raonich played the longest set in the history of Olympic tournaments . Having completed the fight after 48 games, they improved the previous achievement by 10 games. The achievement on the maximum number of games played per match was also improved. ^[1] Achievement, however, was surpassed the very next day, ^[2] however, the Frenchman and Canadians maintained their record for single-player tournaments.

Later, in the semifinals, Roger Federer and Juan Martin del Potro held the third record match: playing a shorter third set, they nevertheless broke the tournament record for the duration of the match, ending the fight 4 hours 26 minutes after it started. ^[3] Along the way, this match was a record long among all three-set matches of the professional men's tour in the Open Era .

Sowing

Roger Federer (Final, Silver Medal)
Novak Djokovic (Semifinal)
Andy Murray (Title, Gold Medal)
David Ferrer (Third Round)
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Quarter Final)
Tomas Berdych (First round)
Yanko Tipsarevich (Third round)
Juan Martin del Potro (Semifinal, Bronze Medal)

Juan Monaco (Second Round)
John Isner (Quarter Final)
Nicholas Almagro (Quarter Final)
Gilles Simon (Third Round)
Marin Cilic (Second Round)
Fernando Verdasco (Round One)
Kay Nishikori (Quarter Final)
Richard Gasquet (Second Round)

Special Invitations to the Base (WC)

Thomas Bellucci (Round One)
Somdev Devvarman (Round One)
Blazh Kavchich (Second round)
Philippe Petschner (Second Round)

Vasek Pospishil (First round)
Sergey Stakhovsky (First round)
Adrian Ungur (First round)
Lleyton Hewitt (Third Round)

Tournament Waivers

Gael Monfils (Right knee injury)
Rafael Nadal (knee injury)
Mardi Fish

Philip Kolschreiber
Ivo Karlovich

Tournament

Abbreviations Used

Q ( English qualifier , literally - qualified ) - the winner of the qualification tournament.
WC ( English wild card , wild card) - a special invitation from the organizers.
LL ( English lucky loser , literally - lucky loser ) - the player with the highest rating of the losers in the final qualifying round, invited as a replacement for the late star player of the main net.
R ( eng. Retired , literally - withdrawn ) - the player's refusal to continue the game during the match.
W / O ( English walkover , literally - passage ) - winning an opponent’s absenteeism for the game.
SE ( English special exempt ) - the special admission. It is used for players who have successfully played in the week preceding the tournament, and therefore could not participate in the qualification.
PR ( English protected ranking , literally - protected rating ). It is used for admission to the tournament of players who have missed a long time due to injury and dropped in the ranking.
ALT ( English alternate ) - an alternative player in the grid (replacing one of the late withdrawn from the tournament).
S ( Eng. Suspended , literally - postponed ) - the match is suspended due to rain or darkness.
D ( eng. Defaulted ) - one of the athletes removed from the tournament for unsportsmanlike behavior.

Final Rounds

Quarter final

Semifinal

The final

one

Roger Federer ( SUI )

6

7

ten

John Isner ( USA )

four

6 ⁵

one

Roger Federer ( SUI )

3

7

nineteen

eight

Juan Martin del Potro ( ARG )

6

6 ⁵

17

15

Kay Nishikori ( JPN )

four

6 ⁴

eight

Juan Martin del Potro ( ARG )

6

7

one

Roger Federer ( SUI )

2

one

four

3

Andy Murray ( GBR )

6

eleven

Nicholas Almagro ( ESP )

four

one

3

Andy Murray ( GBR )

6

3

Andy Murray ( GBR )

7

2

Novak Djokovic ( SRB )

five

For 3rd place

five

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga ( FRA )

one

five

2

Novak Djokovic ( SRB )

6

7

eight

Juan Martin del Potro ( ARG )

7

6

2

Novak Djokovic ( SRB )

five

four

First Rounds

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third circle				Quarter final

one	R. Federer	6	five	6
	A. Falla	3	7	3	one	R. Federer	6	6
	J. Benneto	7	6			J. Benneto	2	2
	M. Yuzhny	five	3							one	R. Federer	7	6
WC	A. Ungur	3	3								D.Istomin	five	3
	J. Muller	6	6			J. Muller	7	6 ³	five
	D.Istomin	6	7			D.Istomin	6 ⁴	7	7
14	F. Verdasco	four	6 ⁹											one	R. Federer	6	7
ten	J. Isner	7	6											ten	J. Isner	four	6 ⁵
	O. Rohus	6 ¹	four		ten	J. Isner	7	6
	J.Lu	6 ¹⁰	6	3		M. Jaziri	6 ¹	2
	M. Jaziri	7	four	6						ten	J. Isner	7	7
	L. Lacko	6 ⁵	one							7	Y. Tipsarevich	five	6 ¹⁴
WC	F.Petsshner	7	6		WC	F.Petsshner	6	3	four
	D. Nalbandyan	3	four		7	Y. Tipsarevich	3	6	6
7	Y. Tipsarevich	6	6

Section 2

First round				Second round					Third circle					Quarter final

four	D. Ferrer	6	6
WC	B. Done	four	four	four	D. Ferrer	6	6
Alt	V. Vardhan	3	2	WC	B. Kavchich	2	2
WC	B. Kavchich	6	6						four	D. Ferrer	0	6	four
	R. Stepanek	four	3						15	K. Nishikori	6	3	6
	N. Davydenko	6	6		N. Davydenko	6	four	one
	B. Tomich	6 ⁴	6 ⁴	15	K. Nishikori	four	6	6
15	K. Nishikori	7	7											15	K. Nishikori	four	6 ⁴
12	J. Simon	6	6											eight	H.M. del Potro	6	7
	M. Kukushkin	four	2	12	J. Simon	6	6
	L. Cubot	3	6 ⁴		G. Dimitrov	3	3
	G. Dimitrov	6	7						12	J. Simon	one	6	3
	A.Seppi	6	6						eight	H.M. del Potro	6	four	6
	D. Young	four	four		A.Seppi	3	6 ²
	I. Dodig	four	one	eight	H.M. del Potro	6	7
eight	H.M. del Potro	6	6

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third circle					Quarter final

6	T. Berdykh	four	four
	S. Darcy	6	6			S. Darcy	6 ⁴	6	6
	S. Giraldo	7	6			S. Giraldo	7	four	four
	R. Harrison	five	3								S. Darcy	five	3
	A. Bogomolov	7	7							eleven	N. Almagro	7	6
	C. Burlock	five	6 ⁵			A. Bogomolov	2	2
	V. Troitsky	four	6 ³		eleven	N. Almagro	6	6
eleven	N. Almagro	6	7												eleven	N. Almagro	four	one
sixteen	R. Gasque	6	6												3	E. Murray	6	6
	R. Haase	3	3		sixteen	R. Gasque	four	four
	G. Soeda	7	6 ⁵	2		M. Bagdatis	6	6
	M. Bagdatis	6 ⁶	7	6							M. Bagdatis	6	one	four
WC	S. Devvarman	3	one							3	E. Murray	four	6	6
	J. Nieminen	6	6			J. Nieminen	2	four
	S. Wavrinka	3	3		3	E. Murray	6	6
3	E. Murray	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third circle					Quarter final

five	J.-V. Tsonga	6 ⁵	6	6
WC	T. Bellucci	7	four	four	five	J.-V. Tsonga	6	3	25
	T. Ito	3	four			M. Raonic	3	6	23
	M. Raonic	6	6							five	J.-V. Tsonga	7	6
	D. Tursunov	7	2	7							F. Lopez	6 ⁵	four
	F. Lopez	6 ⁵	6	9		F. Lopez	6	6
	D. Goffen	four	one		9	H. Monaco	four	four
9	H. Monaco	6	6												five	J.-V. Tsonga	one	five
13	M. Cilic	7	6												2	N. Dzhokovich	6	7
	Y. Meltzer	6 ⁵	2		13	M. Chilich	four	five
WC	L. Hewitt	6	four	6	WC	L. Hewitt	6	7
WC	S. Stakhovsky	3	6	3						WC	L. Hewitt	6	five	one
	E. Roddick	7	6							2	N. Dzhokovich	four	7	6
	M. Klizhan	five	four			E. Roddick	2	one
	F. Fognini	7	2	2	2	N. Djokovic	6	6
2	N. Djokovic	6 ⁷	6	6

Notes

↑ Tsonga Wins Marathon Encounter Against Raonic To Break Olympic Records , atpworldtour.com
↑ Melo / Soares Break Two Olympic Doubles Records , atpworldtour.com
↑ Federer Goes For Gold At London Olympics After Epic Win , atpworldtour.com

Links

Tournament Nets

[1] Tsonga Wins Marathon Encounter Against Raonic To Break Olympic Records , atpworldtour.com

[2] Melo / Soares Break Two Olympic Doubles Records , atpworldtour.com

[3] Federer Goes For Gold At London Olympics After Epic Win , atpworldtour.com

Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics - Men's Singles

Winners

General Information

Sowing

Special Invitations to the Base (WC)

Tournament Waivers

Tournament

Abbreviations Used

Final Rounds

First Rounds

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Notes

Links

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