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Tokyo Olympics 2020 Draw: Novak Djokovic, Ashleigh Barty, and Stefanos Tsitsipas to Compete Against Each Other For the Gold Medal

Published 07/27/2021, 4:07 AM EDT

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Fans are currently enjoying some great tennis at the Tokyo Olympics 2020. They have witnessed some incredible matches already and are now eagerly waiting for the mixed doubles matches. Interestingly, the draw of the mixed doubles category is out and World No.1 Novak Djokovic will be playing along with Serbian player, Nina Stojanovic.

French pair Nicolas Mahut and Kristina Mladenovic will begin as the top-seeded players. After getting eliminated from the men’s singles category in the very first round, Mahut will not miss an opportunity to win an Olympic Gold for his country in the mixed doubles category now.

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World No.4 Stefanos Tsitsipas and Greek sensation Maria Sakkari are the second-seeded players. The pair will begin their Tokyo Olympics 2020 campaign against Felix Auger-Aliassime and Gabriela Dabrowski. Overall, the Greek team has got a much easier path as compared to the Serbian and Australian teams.

Intriguingly, John Peers will team up with World No.1 Ashleigh Barty and represent Australia in the mixed doubles. After a first-round exit in the singles category, World No.1 Barty will be hungry to win an Olympic Gold. They will play their first match against Argentina’s Horacio Zeballos and Nadia Podoroska.

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Novak Djokovic and Nina Stojanovic will begin their campaign against Marcelo Melo and Luisa Stefani

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Novak Djokovic and Nina Stojanovic will be facing the Brazilian pair of Marcelo Melo and Luisa Stefani in the first round of the tournament. With his incredible form, fans believe that Nole can win even two Olympic Golds in Tokyo this year.

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Apart from them, Iga Swiatek will be playing alongside Lukasz Kubot and they will be meeting the Spanish pair of Pablo Carreno Busta and Paula Badosa. Thus, it is a golden opportunity for Swiatek to take revenge on Badosa after the latter thrashed her in straight sets in the singles category.

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Overall, there are 16 pairs who will be fighting for the Gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics 2020. As a result, any team needs to win four matches to secure the Gold. It’ll be intriguing to see who emerges as the winner and who bites the dust.

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