TORONTO – Milos Raonic will headline Canada's four-athlete tennis team at the Summer Olympics in Rio this August.
The world No. 7 from Thornhill, Ont., will compete in the men's singles competition along with No. 44 Vasek Pospisil of Vancouver. Based on their combined ranking, they have also qualified to team up for the doubles event.
Eugenie Bouchard of Westmount, Que., the world No. 48, qualified for the women's singles competition.
Canada was awarded an additional doubles entry by the International Tennis Federation on Thursday, granting a final qualification place to Bouchard and doubles specialist Gabriela Dabrowski of Ottawa.
"We are extremely proud to be sending this team to compete in Rio as it is the strongest we've ever had," Tennis Canada president and CEO Kelly Murumets said in a release. "We expect tennis to be one of the marquee events at the Olympic Games and this stellar player field certainly reflects that.
"We know that these athletes will represent our country with pride and passion as part of Team Canada and we are so looking forward to seeing them give their all on the court."
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