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Nadal and Lopez win men’s doubles gold

Three of the top four seeds are in the men’s singles semis with Del Potro, who beat top seed Novak Djokovic, being the lone exception.

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Murray insisted that he will not take Del Potro lightly despite his relative freshness and head-to-head record over the Argentine. Murray played at a high level in the first set, but then dropped his game in the second, committing several errors and looking unraveled.

On the other hand, Nishikori earned a spot in the semis following a thrilling encounter with Gael Monfils of France.

Nadal has been battling with a left wrist injury throughout the tournament.

The men’s singles final at the 2016 Rio Olympics is now set, as No. 2 seed Andy Murray and Juan Martin Del Potro advanced past the semifinals on Saturday.

Four years ago, del Potro lost to Roger Federer and won bronze at the 2012 London Games. In the ninth game, del Potro got the break he needed. Not even Del Potro expected to be in the medal positions at the business end of the tournament. Nobody saw that coming.

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But Mergea and Tecau, giving Romania their first ever Olympic tennis medal, hit back, focussing their attack on Lopez.

The euphoria and exhaustion overwhelmed both Nadal and Lopez when they realized they won, as they both fell to the ground afterwards and dissolved into tears. “Once a guy slips a gold medal around his neck, we’ll all understand how important it is”.

The Murray vs Nishikori match is scheduled to kick off at 11 a.m. ET at Centre Court followed by the Nadal vs Del Potro showdown. “It’s a privilege to be able to share this moment with one of my best friends”, said Nadal.

“Win a gold medal today after two months and a half with no practice, with no preparation at all, just working on the gym, is something that is a dream, no?”

On Friday, the Romanians appeared to get the upper hand when they broke Marc Lopez to lead 4-3 in the final set.

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She beat two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 in a rollercoaster match which featured 10 breaks of serve. Now he is guaranteed to leave Brazil with no worse than a silver. The gold medalist from Beijing in 2008 will play Kei Nishikori for the bronze medal instead. She beat two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic 6-4, 1-6, 6-3, and will face Angelique Kerber of Germany, the Australian Open champion who defeated Madison Keys of the USA 6-3, 7-5.

Spain's Rafael Nadal reacts after winning a point against Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina in the semifinals of the men's singles tennis competition at the