Tokyo Olympic Event – Day 1 DOUBLES final results

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Unlike many joint events, the Olympic event has doubles beginning on the very first day of the tournament.

It’s a tight window – eight days to get it done.

As well, many players who might not normally play doubles are teaming up for their country.

The only Canadian doubles entry (No. 7 seeds Gabriela Dabrowski and Sharon Fichman) unfortunately found their Olympic dream ending with a loss to an impressive Brazilian duo.

Tokyo Olympic Event – Day 1 SINGLES final results

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Men’s doubles, first round

Upsets

MURRAY Andy / SALISBURY Joe (GBR) def [2] HERBERT Pierre-Hugues / MAHUT Nicolas (FRA) 63 62
STRUFF Jan-Lennard / ZVEREV Alexander (GER) def [5] HURKACZ Hubert / KUBOT Lukasz (POL) 62 76 (5)
RAM Rajeev / TIAFOE Frances (USA) def [6] KHACHANOV Karen / RUBLEV Andrey (ROC) 67 (3) 76 (5) [12-10]

Seeds advancing

[1] MEKTIC Nikola / PAVIC Mate (SRB) def. DEMOLINER Marcelo / MELO Marcelo (BRA) 76 (6) 64
[7] MURRAY Jamie / SKUPSKI Neal (GBR) def MOLTENI Andres / ZEBALLOS Horacio (ARG) 67 (3) 64 [13-11]
[8] KOOLHOF Wesley / ROJER Jean-Julien (NED) def GILLE Sander / VLIEGEN Joran (BEL) 63 76 (5)

Other results (in alphabetical order)

KRAWIETZ Kevin / PUETZ Tim (GER) def. BAGNIS Facundo / SCHWARTZMAN Diego (ARG) 62 61
McLACHLAN Ben / NISHIKORI Kei (JPN) def. SOUSA Joao / SOUSA Pedro (POR) 61 64
CHARDY Jeremy / MONFILS Gael (FRA) def BUBLIK Alexander / GOLUBEV Andrey (KAZ) 67 (4) 76 (3) [10-5]

Women’s doubles, first round

PIGOSSI Laura / STEFANI Luisa (BRA) def [7] DABROWSKI Gabriela / FICHMAN Sharon (CAN) 76 (3) 64

Upsets

NICULESCU Monica / OLARU Raluca (ROU) def. [5] CHAN Hao-Ching / CHAN Latisha (TPE) 75 16 [10-6]

Seeds advancing

[6] BARTY Ashleigh / SANDERS Storm (AUS) def. HIBINO Nao / NINOMIYA Makoto (JPN) 61 62

Other results (in alphabetical order)

CORNET Alizé / FERRO Fiona (FRA) def SVITOLINA Elina / YASTREMSKA Dayana (UKR) 62 64
XU Yifan / YANG Zhaoxuan (CHN) def. KRUNIC Aleksandra / STOJANOVIC Nina (SRB) 46 64 [18-16]
MUGURUZA Garbine / SUAREZ NAVARRO Carla (ESP) def MERTENS Elise / van UYTVANCK Alison (BEL) 63 76 (4)
KUDERMETOVA Veronika / VESNINA Elena (ROC) def. FRIEDSAM Anna-Lena / SIEGEMUND Laura (GER) 62 75