Tennis
See also: Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles details |
Rafael Nadal Spain (ESP) |
Fernando González Chile (CHI) |
Novak Djokovic Serbia (SRB) |
| Women's singles details |
Elena Dementieva Russia (RUS) |
Dinara Safina Russia (RUS) |
Vera Zvonareva Russia (RUS) |
| Men's doubles details |
Switzerland (SUI) Roger Federer Stanislas Wawrinka |
Sweden (SWE) Simon Aspelin Thomas Johansson |
United States (USA) Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
| Women's doubles details |
United States (USA) Serena Williams Venus Williams |
Spain (ESP) Anabel Medina Garrigues Virginia Ruano Pascual |
China (CHN) Yan Zi Zheng Jie |
Read more about this topic: List Of 2008 Summer Olympics Medal Winners
Famous quotes containing the word tennis:
“Writing free verse is like playing tennis with the net down.”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)
“[My one tennis book] was very, very old. It had a picture of Bill Tilden. I looked at the picture and that was how I learned to hold the racket.”
—Maria Bueno (b. 1939)
“Like Olympic medals and tennis trophies, all they signified was that the owner had done something of no benefit to anyone more capably than everyone else.”
—Joseph Heller (b. 1923)