4. Florin Mergea and Horia Tecau (Romania)
Fifth seeds
Rohan Bopanna’s usual doubles partner on the circuit, Florin Mergea and former Wimbledon champion Horia Tecau joined forces from the middle of the year with an eye to the Olympic Games. With both having a glittering doubles career, it was not a surprise when they started racking up wins pretty soon.
In just four ATP tournaments together this year, they have won 1 title and reached the semi-finals of the others. What can aid them even more is their familiarity with each other since a very young age. Both were prolific juniors and they even clinched the 2002 and 2003 Wimbledon boys’ doubles titles.
Now after two Grand Slam crowns for Tecau and two Slam semis for Mergea in seniors, they will certainly look to make the most of this lucrative opportunity to grab an Olympic medal.
