Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles
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Switzerland's Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka defeated Sweden's Simon Aspelin and Thomas Johansson in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–3 to win the gold medal in men's doubles tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics. In the bronze medal match, the United States' Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan defeated France's Arnaud Clément and Michaël Llodra, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4. It was Sweden's and the United States' first medals in the event since 1988.
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Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |||||||
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Champions | Roger Federer Stan Wawrinka (SUI) | ||||||
Runners-up | Simon Aspelin Thomas Johansson (SWE) | ||||||
Score | 6–3, 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–3 | ||||||
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Men's doubles tennis at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Green Tennis Centre | ||||||||||||
Dates | 10–16 August 2008 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 64 from 24 nations | ||||||||||||
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The tournament was held from August 10 to August 16 at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre, in Beijing, China. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt tournament. There were 32 pairs from 24 nations.[1]
Chile's Fernando González and Nicolas Massú were the reigning gold medalists from 2004, but they lost in the first round to Russia's Dmitry Tursunov and Mikhail Youzhny.