Olympics-Tennis-Unamused Djokovic questions Olympic eligibility rules after 53-minute romp

Paris 2024 Olympics - Tennis - Men's Singles First Round - Roland-Garros Stadium, Paris, France - July 27, 2024. Novak Djokovic of Serbia and Matthew Ebden of Australia react after their first round match. REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel

PARIS - Matthew Ebden had not expected to last long against Novak Djokovic in the first round of the Olympics on Saturday and he was not wrong - but it left the Serbian wondering why the Australian doubles specialist was competing in the singles.

The 36-year-old Ebden was routed 6-0 6-1 by the top seed in 53 minutes and jokingly offered his racket to a fan inside Court Phillipe Chatrier after losing the first eight games.