United States at The 2008 Summer Olympics - Tennis

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The United States Tennis Association (USTA) formally announced their Olympic team for tennis on June 26, 2008. Because of a nagging knee injury, Lindsay Davenport withdrew from the women's singles competition on August 8, 2008, although she still played in women's doubles. In a last-minute decision, Jill Craybas was selected to participate in her first Olympics at age 34.

After losing all eight previous matches against Roger Federer, James Blake defeated him in a surprise upset in the quarterfinals of men's singles. But Federer went on to beat the top-ranked American twins Bob and Mike Bryan in the doubles semifinals. Blake finished in fourth place after losing the bronze medal match to Novak Djokovic, while the Bryan twins won a bronze medal by defeating Arnaud Clément and Michaël Llodra. Venus Williams, 2008 Wimbledon champion, and her sister Serena were both upset in the quarterfinals of women's singles. However, they went on to win the gold in doubles over Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual, and in improving the sisters' Olympic record to 10–0.

Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
James Blake Singles Guccione (AUS)
W 6–3, 7–6(7–3)		 Hrbatý (SVK)
W 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–3		 Simon (FRA)
W 6–4, 6–2		 Federer (SUI)
W 6–4, 7–6(7–2)		 González (CHI)
L 6–4, 5–7, 9–11		 Djokovic (SRB)
L 3–6, 6–7(4–7)		 4
Robby Ginepri Djokovic (SRB)
L 4–6, 4–6		 Did not advance
Sam Querrey Andreev (RUS)
L 4–6, 4–6		 Did not advance
James Blake
Sam Querrey		 Doubles Andreev /
Davydenko (RUS)
L 3–6, 4–6		 Did not advance
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		 Knowles /
Mullings (BAH)
W 6–2, 6–1		 Knowle /
Melzer (AUT)
W 7–6(7–2), 6–4		 Guccione /
Hewitt (AUS)
W 6–4, 6–3		 Federer /
Wawrinka (SUI)
L 6–7(6–8), 4–6		 Clément /
Llodra (FRA)
W 3–6, 6–3, 6–4		 03 !
Women
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Jill Craybas Singles Schnyder (SUI)
L 3–6, 2–6		 Did not advance
Serena Williams Govortsova (BLR)
W 6–3, 6–1		 Stosur (AUS)
W 6–2, 6–0		 Cornet (FRA)
W 3–6, 6–3, 6–4		 Dementieva (RUS)
L 6–4, 4–6, 3–6		 Did not advance
Venus Williams Bacsinzsky (SUI)
W 6–3, 6–2		 Benešová (CZE)
W 6–1, 6–4		 Azarenka (BLR)
W 6–3, 6–2		 Li N (CHN)
L 5–7, 5–7		 Did not advance
Lindsay Davenport
Liezel Huber		 Doubles Jans /
Rosolska (POL)
W 6–2, 6–1		 Azarenka /
Poutchek (BLR)
W 6–4, 4–6, 6–3		 Medina Garrigues /
Ruano Pascual (ESP)
L 7–5, 6–7(6–8), 6–8		 Did not advance
Serena Williams
Venus Williams		 Benešová /
Vaidišová (CZE)
W 4–6, 7–5, 6–1		 Morita /
Sugiyama (JPN)
W 7–5, 6–2		 Vesnina /
Zvonareva (RUS)
W 6–4, 6–0		 A Bondarenko /
K Bondarenko (UKR)
W 4–6, 6–4, 6–1		 Medina Garrigues /
Ruano Pascual (ESP)
W 6–2, 6–0		 01 !

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