{"id":820080,"date":"2026-07-24T04:05:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T04:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/820080\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T04:05:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T04:05:16","slug":"la-2028-olympics-tennis-event-expands-to-start-just-after-wimbledon-concludes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/820080\/","title":{"rendered":"LA 2028 Olympics Tennis Event expands, to start just after Wimbledon concludes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/05d1a2_269c1f56d3034d6c8f027872adb2e7e2~mv2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%;max-width:100%;position:absolute;left:0;top:0\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/www.thefirstserve.com.au\/post\/la-2028-olympics-dates-locked-in\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/static.wixstatic.com\/media\/05d1a2_269c1f56d3034d6c8f027872adb2e7e2~mv2.jpeg\/v1\/fill\/w_1920,h_1326,al_c,q_90\/05d1a2_269c1f56d3034d6c8f027872adb2e7e2~mv2.jpeg\" draggable=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"b7gNM eG0V9 -gJ12 OlZdx\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-74pj1556\" tabindex=\"-1\">The 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Tennis Event will expand from nine to 10 days and will be held from Wednesday 19 until Friday 28 July 2028.<\/p>\n<p class=\"b7gNM eG0V9 -gJ12 OlZdx\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-4ayl8560\" tabindex=\"-1\">The event will take place just after Wimbledon, with the LA28 opening ceremony being held on Friday 14 July, while Wimbledon is still going.<\/p>\n<p class=\"b7gNM eG0V9 -gJ12 OlZdx\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-jawvg564\" tabindex=\"-1\">The event will be played at Carson Courts in the Carson Zone. Eleven outdoor hard courts will be used: a 10,000-capacity permanent Centre Court; two temporary show courts \u2013 Court 1 and Court 2; and eight outside courts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"b7gNM eG0V9 -gJ12 OlZdx\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-uea12568\" tabindex=\"-1\">The stadium and surrounding courts serve as a year-round training base for the United States Tennis Association (USTA), bringing elite junior and professional players to the facility. The venue has hosted various international events in the past.<\/p>\n<p class=\"b7gNM eG0V9 -gJ12 OlZdx\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-lrx90572\" tabindex=\"-1\">The other sports in the Carson Zone are archery, rugby sevens, track cycling and field hockey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"b7gNM eG0V9 -gJ12 OlZdx\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-oyn8z576\" tabindex=\"-1\">The draw sizes for the five events remain the same: men\u2019s\/women\u2019s singles (64 players), men\u2019s\/women\u2019s doubles (32 teams) and mixed doubles (16 teams). Nations can have up to four players in singles, two teams in doubles and one team in mixed doubles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"b7gNM eG0V9 -gJ12 OlZdx\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-tz6s9580\" tabindex=\"-1\">However, the mixed doubles event will be held over the first two days, with two rounds on Wednesday, and the semifinals and medal matches on Thursday. Only mixed doubles matches will be played on Day 1, with men\u2019s and women\u2019s singles starting on Day 2.<\/p>\n<p class=\"b7gNM eG0V9 -gJ12 OlZdx\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-gf3no584\" tabindex=\"-1\">The medal matches for the four other events will be held on Thursday 27 and Friday 28 July.<\/p>\n<p class=\"b7gNM eG0V9 -gJ12 OlZdx\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-bjn8q587\" tabindex=\"-1\">Listen to The First Serve Live every Monday at 8pm AEST in its 18th year on the SEN Network\/App, Australia&#8217;s only dedicated weekly tennis program on commercial radio running through till the end of November.<\/p>\n<p class=\"b7gNM eG0V9 -gJ12 OlZdx\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-q0kfh591\" tabindex=\"-1\">Six World Tennis Places will be awarded: four to winners of continental games, and two to former Olympic gold medallists or Grand Slam champions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"b7gNM eG0V9 -gJ12 OlZdx\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-8cr9o595\" tabindex=\"-1\">The Pacific Games will be part of the Qualification pathway for the first time. The singles winners of the following four continental games will earn a World Tennis Place provided they are ranked in the Top 500 and their nation quota has not already been filled by direct acceptances: 2026 Asian Games (Japan), 2027 African Games (Egypt), 2027 Pan Am Games (Peru) and 2027 Pacific Games (Tahiti).<\/p>\n<p class=\"b7gNM eG0V9 -gJ12 OlZdx\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-cc6li599\" tabindex=\"-1\">The two World Tennis Places for gold medallists\/Grand Slam Champions go to the players with the most titles, and then on world ranking.<\/p>\n<p class=\"b7gNM eG0V9 -gJ12 OlZdx\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-clrlu603\" tabindex=\"-1\">To be eligible to compete in the Olympic Tennis Event at LA28, all athletes must be in good standing with their National Association and World Tennis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"b7gNM eG0V9 -gJ12 OlZdx\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-m97z7607\" tabindex=\"-1\">According to World Tennis\u2019s Qualification System, the player must have fulfilled the minimum participation requirement in World Tennis\u2019s Davis Cup or Billie Jean King Cup competitions during the Olympic Cycle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"b7gNM eG0V9 -gJ12 OlZdx\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-boxia611\" tabindex=\"-1\">Entries are also based on the ATP and WTA rankings of Monday 12 June 2028 (the day after the conclusion of 2028 Roland Garros).<\/p>\n<p class=\"b7gNM eG0V9 vMZe- OlZdx\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-gwftl1123\" tabindex=\"-1\">Cremonini Clay specialises in converting en tout\u00a0cas tennis courts into Cremonini Italian clay tennis courts at a fraction of the cost of a total court rebuild, with over 50 years of experience. To find out more, head to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cremoniniclay.com.au\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"o7W-C Db4Cy\" data-hook=\"web-link\">www.cremoniniclay.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/05d1a2_e26b8ae9935242e8929b210bc1aedccc~mv2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%;max-width:100%;position:absolute;left:0;top:0\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/www.thefirstserve.com.au\/post\/la-2028-olympics-dates-locked-in\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/static.wixstatic.com\/media\/05d1a2_e26b8ae9935242e8929b210bc1aedccc~mv2.jpeg\/v1\/fill\/w_5000,h_3081,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01\/05d1a2_e26b8ae9935242e8929b210bc1aedccc~mv2.jpeg\" draggable=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Tennis Event will expand from nine to 10 days and will be held&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":820081,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[565],"tags":[64,63,85,747],"class_list":["post-820080","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tennis","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-sports","tag-tennis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/820080","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=820080"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/820080\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/820081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=820080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=820080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=820080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}