Tennis at Paris Olympics 2024 Schedule Today: TV schedule, start time, order of play, live stream details & more | Day 8
Players will contest the gold and bronze medal play-off matches on Day 8 of the Paris Olympics 2024 on Saturday, August 3. The day will begin with the men's doubles match for the highest honors, with the American duo of Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek going up against Australians Matthew Ebden and John Peers for the same.
The Americans have an opportunity to nab the country's first gold medal in the discipline since Mike and Bob Bryan captured it at the London Games in 2012. Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul have a shot to claim the bronze medal for the country as well, and they will take on Tomas Machac and Adam Pavlasek from Czechia.
The women's singles final will feature China's Zheng Qinwen and Croatia's Donna Vekic. The former ousted World No. 1 Iga Swiatek in the semifinals, handing the Pole her first loss at the venue since 2021.
As for Vekic, she ousted surprise semifinalist Anna Karolina Schmiedlova in the semifinals. The other two already contested the bronze medal match on Friday, with Swiatek coming out on top to capture her first Olympic medal.
The day will conclude with Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime and Italy's Lorenzo Musetti fighting for the bronze medal in men's singles. The former lost to Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinals, while the latter went down to Serbia's Novak Djokovic.
Here's a look at the schedule for Day 8 of the Paris Olympics:
Schedule for Day 8 of the Paris Olympics 2024
Court Philippe-Chatrier
Starting at 12:00 p.m. local time: Matthew Ebden/John Peers vs (4) Rajeev Ram/Austin Krajicek
Followed by: Tomas Machac/Adam Pavlasek vs (3) Taylor Fritz/Tommy Paul
Followed by: (5) Zheng Qinwen vs (13) Donna Vekic
Followed by: (11) Lorenzo Musetti vs (13) Felix Auger-Aliassime
Where to watch the Paris Olympics 2024?
Viewers from the following countries can keep up with the Olympic action on the respective channels and sites:
USA - NBC, Peacock, NBC Sports
UK - Eurosport, Discovery+, BBC iPlayer
Canada - CBC Gem, Radio Canada, Tou.tv
India - JioCinema, Sports18
For more information regarding the broadcast of matches, click here.
Paris Olympics 2024 - Match Timings
All four matches for the day will take place on Court Philippe-Chatrier, with the first match set to begin at 12 noon local time. The match timings for fans in the US, UK, Canada, and India for Day 8 are as follows: