Venus Williams (UPI Photo Files/Eco Clement)

BEIJING, July 25 (UPI) -- Tennis

Gold medals to be awarded: 4

Dates of competition: Aug. 10-18

The Olympic tennis tournament is often a guessing game, with participants and spectators alike waiting until the final minute to see just who shows up to compete for a gold medal.

It is not unusual to see some of the sport's elite bypass the competition but Roger Federer is still looking for his first Olympic medal and he has insisted he will be in Beijing to try for it.