Rafael Nadal of Spain added an Olympic tennis gold to the French Open and Wimbledon titles he has won this year, powering to a 6-3 7-6 6-3 victory over Chile’s Fernando Gonzalez in the men’s singles. Nadal was simply red hot in the first set but got lucky in the second when Gonzalez, who stood toe-to-toe with the 22-year-old tyro, fluffed an easy backhand volley on set point. The ruthless Nadal needed no second invitation and moved in for the kill as Gonzalez began to buckle. Gonzalez gamely hung on at 2-5 in the third set, saving three match points, but it was only delaying the inevitable and Nadal converted his fourth chance in the next game.

Lo spagnolo Rafael Nadal batte il cileno Gonzales in tre set e conferma il suo periodo d’oro, dopo i successi al Roland Garros e a Wimbledon. Nel singolare femminile trionfa la Dementieva sulla Safina, terza la Zvonareva. Va alle sorelle Williams il torneo di doppio