Olympic Games Tennis Odds – Novak Djokovic & Naomi Osaka Favourites For Olympic Gold

Novak Djokovic is odds-on to stay on course for a perfect 2021 by winning the Olympic gold medal in the men’s tennis.

Djokovic has already won the first three Grand Slam tournaments of the year – the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon.

He now has his sights set on Olympic gold and US Open glory and the bookies are backing him to claim the honours in Tokyo.

Djokovic has never won gold at the Games but is 8/13 with Paddy Power to finally end his wait.

Australian Open finalist Daniil Medvedev is next up at 10/3 ahead of French Open finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas at 4/1.

Alexander Zverev, at 6/1, is the only other player shorter than 10s, with Andy Murray out at 50/1 to make history by winning men’s singles gold at three consecutive Olympics.

Meanwhile, the bookmakers expecting a more competitive battle in the race for women’s singles gold.

Newly-crowned Wimbledon champion Ashleigh Barty is a slight 7/2 favourite ahead of Australian Open winner Naomi Osaka, who is 4/1.

Aryna Sabalenka is next up at 7/1 ahead of Iga Swiatek at 10/1.

There is a trio of players at 14/1 – Maria Sakkari, Garbine Muguruza and Petra Kvitova – with Paulo Badosa and Karolina Pliskova at 20/1.

8/13 Novak Djokovic

10/3 Daniil Medvedev

4/1 Stefanos Tsitsipas

6/1 Alexander Zverev

10/1 Andrey Rublev

20/1 Aslan Karatsev

33/1 Felix Auger Aliassime

40/1 Hulbert Hurkacz

40/1 Karen Khachanov

40/1 Diego Schwartzman

50/1 Andy Murray

7/2 Ashleigh Barty

4/1 Naomi Osaka

7/1 Aryna Sabalenka

10/1 Iga Swiatek

14/1 Maria Sakkari

14/1 Garbine Muguruza

14/1 Petra Kvitova

20/1 Paula Badosa

20/1 Karolina Pliskova