Michael Venus. Photo / Doug Sherring
New Zealand Tennis has succeeded with a last ditch bid to have representatives at the Olympics.
Doubles combination Mike Venus and Marcus Daniell will fly the flag in Rio, after the New Zealand Olympic Committee agreed they were realistic top-16 contenders.
It's a major boost for the sport, and just
reward for the pair who have enjoyed impressive campaigns on the ATP tour this year.
Venus, alongside Croatian partner Mate Pavic, has won an ATP-high four tournaments this year, including Auckland, and reached one other final.
Daniell took out the Stuttgart tournament with fellow Kiwi Artem Sitak, and also won two Challenger tournaments in Mexico with Sitak.
