Andy Murray bids for Olympic gold No2 with Laura Robson – live! - The Guardian

Heavens. Another super game, which I largely spent compiling a response for Liza Miller, who emailed to ask whether results at the Olympics contribute towards the tennis rankings. The answer is that yes, for the first time, they do. The winner of this match will get 750 points, and the loser 450. At Wimbledon, by way of comparison, the winner gets 2,000 points and the beaten finalist 1,200. So this sits midway between a Masters Series event (where the winner gets 1,000 points) and an ATP 500 event (where the winner gets, yes, 500 points). Serena Williams will get 685 points for her gold medal, while silver was worth 470 to Maria Sharapova. At Real Wimbledon the winner gets 2,000 points and the runner-up 1,400.