The 2020 Summer Olympic Games will begin on July 23 and the world’s best men’s tennis players will meet to compete for a gold medal. Of the Big Three in men’s tennis – Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Roger Federer – only Nadal owns an Olympic gold medal and he will not compete in Tokyo. Federer will also be skipping out on the Olympics.
Nadal actually pulled out of Wimbledon and will not make the trip to Tokyo leaving Djokovic, The rest of the field will battle it out for gold. Great Britain’s Andy Murray has won each of the past two (2012, 2016) men’s gold medals. Read our Team GB Olympics Preview.
World Domination
The best player in the world right now is Djokovic. He has won the Australian Open, French Open and WImbledon already this year. It’s easy to see why he is the -120 favorite to win his first gold medal. He does own a bronze medal, which he won in 2008 in Beijing.
The path to the gold got a little easier for Djokovic when Nadal announced that he wouldn’t be participating. Djokovic is ranked No. 1 in the world and is a big favorite for a reason.
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The Contenders
With Nadal, Federer and world No. 5 Dominic Thiem out, the biggest contenders to Djokovic’s gold medal are No. 2 Daniil Medvedev and No. 4 Stefanos Tsitsipas. Djokovic has beaten Medvedev in five of eight matches and Tsitsipas has only won twice in eight tries against the world’s No. 1 player.
Medvedev is given the best chance of upsetting Djokovic. He is listed at +300 while Tsitsipas is next on the board at +400. The 6-foot-6-inch Alexander Zverev is next on the board at +600 and the last player with better than +1000 odds to win an Olympic Gold.
The Longshot
Bettors can search the board all they want looking for that big upset, but names like Asian Karatsev (+2000), Diego Schwartzman (+2900), and David Goffin (+4000) are not instilling any confidence.
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The Pick
Don’t overthink this one. Djokovic is the world’s best and he just keeps on winning. The Olympic field is missing some of the world’s top players. Take Djokovic now at -120 before the odds shorten even more leading up to the start of the Tokyo Olympics.
Odds to Win Men’s Olympic Tennis Singles Gold
Novak Djokovic -120
Daniil Medvedev +300
Stefanos Tsitsipas +400
Alexander Zverev +600
Andrey Rublev +1100
Jannik Sinner +1500
Matteo Berrettini +2000
Asian Karatsev +2000
Felix Auger-Aliassime +2500
Roberto Bautista Agut +2500
Denis Shapovalov +2500
Diego Schwartzman +2900
Pablo Carrena Busta +4000
Alex D Minaur +4000
Fabio Fognini +4000
David Goffin +4000
Karen Khachanov +4000
Gael Monfils +4000
Milos Raonic +4000
Grigor Dimitrov +5000
Daniel Evans +5000
Hubert Hurkacz +5000
Lorenzo Sonego +6000
Cristian Garin +7500
Ugo Humbert +7500
Nokoloz Basilashvili +8000
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