Rafael Nadal double Olympic champion after individual gold in Beijing 2008 and the doubles title with Marc Lopez In Rio 2016, he will be one of the stars of the Olympic Games in Paris, where he will return to Roland Garros, the place where he won fourteen of his twenty Grand Slam titles.
At 38 years old, he entered the Olympic event in the final phase of his career, which still has no public expiration date. Manacorí assured, after falling in the first round of the Roland Garros Grand Slam before the German Alexander Zverevwho will take a period of reflection after Paris 2024 to figure out his active sporting future.
As he is not seeded, although he improved his ranking to 161st place by becoming a finalist on the Bastad clay court, the risks of the draw increase. He also had no luck in his second appearance at Roland Garros this campaign.
He will open against a fierce rival, the Hungarian Marton Fucsovicsbut in the second he will cross paths with Serbian Novak Djokovicwho opens against the Australian Matthew Ebden.
Complicated for the Balearic player, who arrives at the Olympic event with the filming of the five singles and two doubles he played in Bastad. A physical and mental exhaustion that he himself highlighted at the end of the tournament, where he found himself below the level given in training.
There was general alarm when Rafa Nadal canceled his scheduled double work session on Thursday, which included a test in German Alexander Zverev. A bandage on the right thigh further accelerated the worry for the Spaniard.
According to official sources from the national team, Nadal took a day off to avoid accumulating damage. His participation in doubles was also first, with Carlos Alcaraz next door and the Argentines Maximiliano González and Andrés Molteni as the first rivals. One of the most stable couples on the circuit.
“I focus on what will happen first, which is starting with the doubles,” he said. Rafael Nadal on Eurosport after the draw. According to his words, “and if I’m not mistaken,” he noted, his first match would be with Alcaraz. Tennis starts this Saturday.
The day before, new rehearsal Rafa Nadal and Carlos Alcarazseparately and together.
Source: La Verdad
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