Tennis

Olympic tennis is unique as the only major event (along with Slams) played on hard court, with men's and women's finals now best-of-3 sets, "no-ad scoring" (sudden death at deuce) in some rounds, and a tiebreak at 6-6. The "golden set" (6-0 without dropping a point) is nearly impossible, "Hawkeye" electronic line calling is used, and the "big three" (Djokovic, Nadal, Federer) all coveted Olympic gold as the missing piece in this gladiatorial, quiet, pure individual drama.