Los Angeles 2028 Olympic tennis schedule strains top players

The tennis competition at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games will run from 19 to 28 July at the Carson Centre Court complex. Organisers placed the event only three days after Wimbledon’s final on 16 July, giving finalists just a brief window to travel across time zones, adjust to a hard‑court surface and recover from two weeks of grass‑court play. Critics, such as Portuguese journalist José Morgado, called the timetable “crazy,” noting the roughly ten‑hour time‑difference and limited acclimatization time.

Novak Djokovic has confirmed his aim to defend the gold medal he won in Paris, describing the Olympics as a career priority. He and other leading players must manage the compressed schedule while nations may enter a maximum of four singles competitors and limited doubles pairs.

The tight calendar is expected to affect many top athletes, including Iga Świątek and other medal contenders, who will face an unusually rapid transition between the two premier tournaments.