The Rio 2016 Olympic Tennis Event mixed doubles draw was released on Tuesday, and it’s a star-studded affair.
Rafael Nadal and Garbine Muguruza form the biggest-name duo, with Spanish Roland Garros champions seeded third and opening against Czechs Lucie Hradecka and Radek Stepanek.
Spain has fielded a second team, the impressive pairing of David Ferrer and Carla Suarez Navarro; both are former top 10 players and currently ranked 12th.
Britain will be represented by Jamie Murray and Johanna Konta, who begin against Americans Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Jack Sock.
> view the full Olympic mixed doubles draw
Murray’s brother Andy teamed with Laura Robson in London 2012 to win silver, the first year the mixed doubles was introduced to the tennis program at the Olympic Games.
The draw is headed by two French teams as the top two seeds; Nicolas Mahut and Caroline Garcia are the No.1 seeds, with the No.2 seeds a pairing of Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Kristina Mladenovic.
Venus Williams has thrown her hat in the mixed ring, joining with Rajeev Ram to represent the United States.
The Aussies are represented by Sam Stosur and John Peers; Stosur teamed with Lleyton Hewitt to reach the quarterfinals in London.
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