The United States Tennis Association announced on the 26th of June 2008 that the following people will compete in the Beijing Olympics: Venus Williams, Serena Williams, Lindsey Davenport, Liezel Huber for the Women’s Team with James Blake, Sam Querrey, Robby Ginepri, Bob Bryan, and Mike Bryan for the Men’s Team. The United States Tennis Association also announced that the competition will occur in the hard courts of the Olympic Green Tennis Center which is located in Beijing, China.

The propsects for a medal in the Beijing Olympics 2008 is a big possibility since the United States has been the recipient of fifteen Olympic Medals since 1988. Serena Williams has been a Gold Medal Winner in the Women’s Double Sets in the 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia while her sister Venus Williams has been the Gold Medal Winner of the Women’s Single and Women’s Double in the 2000 Summer Olympics. Lindsey Davenport has been the recipient of The Gold Medal in Women’s Single in the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta, Georgia. Another addition to this mixture is Liezel Huber who competed for South Africa in the 2000 Olympic Games before moving to the United States of America. Since then, Liezel Huber has been an American Citizen and has been practicing in her residence in Texas. Liezel Huber also won Three Grand Slam Doubles and has been playing for the United States Federation Cup since April 2008. It would be a mistake to underestimate the US Olympic Women’s Tennis Players as they go for the gold in the Summer Olympics to be held in Beijing, The People’s Republic of China in 2008.

James Blake is hoping to start his Olympic Career by becoming the first African American Tennis Player to win an Olympic Medal. James Blake has been waiting for this moment since he was sidelined by a fractured vertebra and was unable to play in the 2004 Athens Olympics. He was instrumental in winning the Davis Cup Title for the United States of America in 2007. Bob and Mike Bryan were also instrumental in winning the Davis Cup Title for the United States of America in the same league as James Blake. Bob and Mike Bryan will be making their second appearance in the Olympic Games. Sam Querrey and Robby Ginepri will be making their first Olympic Appearance and it is hoped that they will make history.

Regardless, my best wishes to the United States Olympic Tennis Players in their quest for the gold in the Beijing Olympics of 2008.

REFERENCE:
Neuendorf, Kevin; USA Tennis: «USTA Names 2008 U.S. Olympic Teams for Tennis»
http://tennis.teamusa.org/news/article/2248