Archive: rio-olympics

TENNIS HISTORIAN AND WRITER RICHARD EVANS SHARES HIS VIEWS ON JUAN MARTIN DEL POTRO

There have been suggestions, from quite informed quarters, that Juan Martin del Potro should be named the men’s Player of the Year. Really? On what basis?

10SBALLS SHARES MORE PHOTOS FROM THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE RIO 2016 OLYMPIC GAMES

Click here to see more photos from the closing ceremony at the Rio Olympics 2016.

10SBALLS SHARES PHOTO GALLERY FROM THE CLOSING CEREMONY AT THE 2016 RIO OLYMPICS

Click here to see photos from the Rio 2016 Olympic closing ceremony.

10SBALLS_COM SHARES THE LATEST PHOTOS FROM THE 2016 OLYMPICS IN RIO

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10SBALLS SHARES THE MAGNIFICENT EPA PHOTOS OF THE ATHLETES FROM THE RIO OLYMPICS IN RIO

Click here to see the latest photos from the Rio Olympics 2016.

MASTER TENNIS COACH CRAIG CIGNARELLI’S VIEW OF THE RIO OLYMPICS

Around the water cooler, there’s been a lot of talk about the meaning of Olympic tennis. Some say it is not the pinnacle of the sport, that the four majors offer significantly more value to the players, and the world’s best professionals handle an Olympic loss far better than a slam loss.

ANDY MURRAY & THE OLYMPICS BY RICHARD EVANS

The Olympics have been good for tennis and tennis good for the Olympics. Any sport needs exposure and any sporting event, even one as big as the Olympics, needs big names creating big stories.

RICKY DIMON EXPLAINS THE U.S. OPEN TENNIS WILD CARDS GIVEN TO DEL POTRO AND TO TIAFOE, RAM, AND FRATANGELO AND MORE

If there had been any doubts about Juan Martin Del Potro's U.S. Open status, his amazing run to the silver medal at the Rio Olympics erased all of it.

ANDY MURRAY OUTLASTS DEL POTRO TO WIN TENNIS GOLD IN RIO, KEI NISHIKORI BEATS RAFAEL NADAL FOR THE BRONZE

Juan Martin Del Potro did not have quite enough left in the tank to turn his guaranteed medal from silver to gold. But he had enough to deliver one last memorable performance at the Rio Olympics.

2016 OLYMPIC TENNIS NOTES & QUOTES FROM RIO – USTA – BETHANIE MATTEK-SANDS & JACK SOCK WIN MIXED DOUBLES GOLD MEDAL

Today’s mixed doubles final was the first All-American tennis final of any kind in the Olympics since 1924.

BETHANIE MATTEK SANDS & HER “SOCKS” WIN OLYMPIC GOLD! THE RED, WHITE, & BLUE ONES & JACK BEAT THE TEAM OF VENUS WILLIAMS & RAJ RAM

Check out some of the photos from the mixed doubles tennis final at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

RAFA RAFAEL NADAL WINS DOUBLES GOLD, BUT WILL SETTLE FOR LESS IN SINGLES AFTER LOSING TO DEL POTRO IN RIO AT THE OLYMPIC TENNIS

Rafael Nadal had another golden moment at the Olympics on Friday night. No matter that it wasn't in singles this time.

MONICA PUIG WINS FIRST GOLD MEDAL FOR PUERTO RICO AGAINST ANGELIQUE KERBER AT THE WOMEN’S RIO 2016 OLYMPIC TENNIS FINAL

Check out our photo gallery from the women's tennis final at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

JUAN MARTIN DEL POTRO TO FACE ANDY MURRAY AT RIO OLYMPICS TENNIS FINAL AFTER DEFEATING RAFA NADAL, PHOTO GALLERY FROM SEMIFINAL MATCH

Check our photo gallery from the semifinals match between Juan Martin Del Potro & Rafa Nadal at the Rio 2016 Olympic Tennis.

ANDY MURRAY BEATS KEI NISHIKORI TO REACH THE RIO OLYMPICS TENNIS FINAL, 10SBALLS SHARES PHOTO GALLERY FROM THE MATCH

Click here for the latest photos from the men's semifinal match between Andy Murray and Kei Nishikori at the 2016 Rio Olympics.