Is there mixed doubles tennis at Olympics?

The bronze medal was won by Ashleigh Barty and John Peers of Australia, after Nina Stojanović and Novak Djokovic of Serbia withdrew from the bronze medal match. 32 competitors (16 pairs) from 14 nations competed.

Mixed doubles
Runners-up Elena Vesnina (ROC) Aslan Karatsev (ROC)
Final score 6–3, 6–7, [13–11]

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Also, who won the mixed doubles at the Olympics in tennis?

Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Mixed doubles

Mixed doubles
Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Champions Bethanie Mattek-Sands Jack Sock
Runners-up Venus Williams Rajeev Ram
Final score 6–7, 6–1, [10–7]
Correspondingly, can you play mixed doubles tennis? Mixed doubles is played the same as doubles, but with one man and one woman per team. This form of tennis is rare in the professional game because the men’s and women’s tours are organised separately (by the ATP and WTA, respectively).

Hereof, how many rounds are there in Olympic tennis?

The format at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games was a single-elimination tournament with men’s and women’s singles draws consisting of 64 players. There were six rounds of competition in singles, five rounds in doubles (draw size of 32), and four rounds in mixed doubles (draw size of 16).

Why is cricket not included in Olympics?

Cricket’s road to its Olympic debut was eventful. Originally slated to be included in the inaugural modern Olympic Games in 1896 in Athens, it was scrapped due to a lack of participants. … Unfortunately, both the Netherlands and Belgium withdrew from the cricket after their bid to co-host the Olympics was turned down.

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