TN Mag: A Top-Ranked Male Has Never Won Olympic Gold

By Chris Oddo

Roger Federer will attempt to do something remarkable -- what else is new? -- that no other tennis player has ever done at the 2012 Olympic Games in London: Win a gold medal while ranked No. 1 in the world.

As the tennis event at the Olympics has aged and matured -- it was officially reinstated as a medal sport in 1988 -- players are coming around and giving this event the respect and attention that it deserves.

What has changed? Why are all eyes on London?

Read: "A Top-Ranked Male Has Never Won Olympic Gold. Will Roger Federer Be the First?" and other stories in Tennis Now Magazine's London Olympics issue.

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