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Shouldering the hopes of the country, multinational players went to Tokyo to participate in the Olympic tennis tournament

<b>Novak, the world's number one male and female player in tennis</b><b></b><b></b> <b></b><b></b><b>Novak Djokovic</b> <b>and Ashley</b><b></b> <b></b><b>Ashleigh Barty</b> <b>will lead the</b> <b>race for</b> a medal <b>at</b> the <b>2020</b> <b>Tokyo Olympics</b>

<b>Seven former Olympic</b> <b>medalists and</b> <b>11</b> <b>Grand</b> <b>Slam singles champions will fight for the gold medal</b>

<b></b><b></b><b>Players representing</b> <b>46</b> <b>countries</b> <b>will travel to Tokyo for</b><b></b> <b>olympic tennis tournaments from</b> <b>July</b> <b>24</b> <b>to</b> <b>August</b> <b>1</b>

LONDON, July 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The finalists for Olympic tennis tournaments are now announced, and top players from around the world have begun to arrive in Japan to represent their home countries at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Players representing 46 countries will begin their matches at Tokyo's Ariake Tennis ParkAriake on Saturday, July 24, competing for Olympic medals for seven of the players – Petra Kvitova, Elena Vesnina, Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Andy Murray, Kei Nishikori, Rajeev Ram and Novak Djokovic, all of whom have won medals at previous Olympics, all hope to win medals again or achieve another record

In addition, there are several first-time Olympic athletes whose goal is to win the rankings, including Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Alexander Zverev, Ashleigh Barty, Naomi Osaka and Alina Barty. Aryna Sabalenka is a highly competitive sport that brings together seven of the top 10 women and seven of the top 10 male players of the 2021 season

As a key member of the 2010 Davis Cup-winning team, Djokovic is no stranger to Serbia's success on the world stage, and he will dedicate himself to building on the bronze medal in Beijing in 2008, adding a fourth gold medal to the all-time record of all sports in his country Djokovic said: "I am honoured to pack my bags and travel to Tokyo and fight with our national team for the brightest medals in the Olympic Games For me, representing Serbia has always made me particularly happy and motivated And I will do everything I can to make us all satisfied"

Ashleigh Barty, the world number one women's tennis player, wants her Olympic debut to be a great result, you're not just playing for yourself, making people proud of your game, it's not just about the results, it's also about the attitude."

The list was determined after the final deadline of July 16 – substitutes who have withdrawn from the singles and doubles lists will now come from players already on the list

David Haggerty, President of the International Tennis Federation, said: "These players are well aware of the unique and special experience of representing their country in the Davis Cup, Billy Jane Gold Cup and other Olympic qualification events, we are very fortunate, despite the many challenges we have faced in the past 18 months, we are still here in Tokyo for the Olympic Games We wish everyone good luck in the competition and hope that their experience in Tokyo will be unforgettable."

The draw ceremony will take place on Thursday, July 22, and the results of the draw will be announced on the website of the International Network Federation of 16 Olympic mixed doubles competitions

For more information on the qualification process, please see here Please see the final list of entrants here

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