Rafael Nadal must wait two more weeks to discover if he can play at August's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
The International Tennis Federation confirmed on Thursday the provisional entry list of competitors and there were no huge shocks.
Nadal, the 2008 gold medallist and 14-time Grand Slam winner, has played insufficient Davis Cup for Spain to meet the minimum participation requirements which allow entry into the Games.
The ITF Olympic Committee will discuss his appeal on Friday 15 July and even then Nadal must hope that the left wrist injury which caused his withdrawal from Roland Garros and Wimbledon heals in time for the start of the Games on 5 August.
The Spaniard has more than participation riding on the outcome – in April he was announced as his nation’s flagbearer in the Opening Ceremony, an honour he was set to fulfil four years ago at the London Olympics, but was denied when injury forced him to miss the event.
Denmark’s former world No.1 Caroline Wozniacki, who has played only one Fed Cup tie since London, won her own appeal. Like Nadal, she has been nominated to carry her country’s national flag at the Opening Ceremony.
Other high-profile names yet to be confirmed include Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro, Ernests Gulbis of Latvia, and Jack Sock of the United States in the singles; and France’s Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut in the doubles.
Meanwhile it has long been known that such names as John Isner and Feliciano Lopez have opted to miss the event – Isner to concentrate on the pre-US Open swing, and Lopez “to give another player the chance”.
Australia will also be missing their two highest-ranked players in Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic. The eligibility criteria include the proviso that players “must be in good standing with their national federation”.
Tennis Australia was not the problem for Kyrgios and Tomic. Both players ruled themselves out after the Australian Olympic Committee put them on notice following a number of on- and off-court behavioural issues.
Meanwhile, the entry list confirms that Andy Murray and Serena Williams will defend their singles titles for Great Britain and the United States; while the American quartet of doubles champions – Bob and Mike Bryan, and Venus and Serena Williams – will likewise be at the Games again.
As far as the mixed doubles is concerned, entries will be confirmed on site once the tennis is underway, but defending champions Victoria Azarenka and Max Mirnyi are already included in the Belarus line-up so it is likely they too will defend their crown.
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