Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's singles Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's singles The men's singles tennis tournament at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held at the All England Club in Wimbledon from 28 July to 5 August, making it the first Olympic grass court tournament since tennis was re-introduced to the Games. The event was run and organised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Tennis Federation (ITF), and is part of the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. Matches were the best of three sets, except for the final which was the best of five sets. Tie-breaks were in
Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's singles in the final. As a result, Gonzalez became the first male tennis player to win a medal in the event in consecutive Olympiads since the reintroduction of the sport in 1988. The last Olympian to accomplish the feat was Charles Winslow, although his medals were 8 years apart, due to the cancellation of the 1916 Summer Olympics. Nadal entered the World No. 1 in the ATP rankings for the first time ending Roger Federer's 237 week streak. Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's singles The Men's Singles tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held