After 24 years, tennis at the Olympic Games without number one

The Italian will have to wait at least four more years for his first appearance at the biggest sporting event.

Since tennis became an Olympic sport, this is the fourth time the world number one has not participated.

It didn't happen for 24 years that there was no number one in the tournament, more precisely since Sydney 2000 when Pete Sampras didn't play.

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Prior to that, Mats Wilander did not participate in the games in 1988, Sampras was not there in 1996, but not even four years later, and now it is the case with the Italian tennis player.

By the way, it is interesting that the first in the world did not have much success in the Olympic tournaments.

Roger Federer did the best in 2012, who won the silver medal as number one. Then he was defeated by Andy Murray in the final of the Games in London.