Nadal and Alcaraz were amazed at their Olympic premiere in Paris

For all tennis fans, take a look Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz on both sides of the net it is a dream that the Olympic Games Paris 2024 they came true. The clay court of Roland Garros that brought so much joy to Spanish tennis brought together two special tennis players who won 15 titles here, 14 for Rafa and one for Carlos. The prospect of seeing them play was so great that the organization of the tournament had to put them in the center court. Philippe Chatrier with all honor. Because this was not just any doubles match, it was the big attraction of the day in Paris. The most anticipated and desired moment that made the move 15,000 people to watch the first round doubles against the rain that prevented the planned program from continuing on the outdoor courts. AND Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz They met with a note and lost Maximo Gonzalez and Andrés Molteni by 7-6(4), 6-4 in 1h40′ of play.

The ‘Nadalmania‘ reaches its highest expression every time the Mallorcan tennis player sets foot on Parisian soil, as shown at the opening ceremony on the Seine with his surprise stellar appearance at the Trocadero pier to make one of the last relays of the Olympic torch with myths that are universal like Serena Williams, Carl Lewis and Nadia Comaneci. A party that won’t survive Carlos Alcaraz needed to rest in the Olympic Village to be fresh for the next two games the next day. The Murcian comes into the event having played just six doubles matches since making the leap to professional and the short background is remarkable.

First rounds are always complicated due to adaptation and nerves and more so when nadal and Alcaraz They never played any games together. In contrast to their rivals in Argentina, a long-time couple, who won this year of Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell – Conde de Godó Trophy for the second time and has a total of eight titles under his belt -five of them on clay-.

If the Murcian wins Olympic gold, he will be the tennis player of the less age making it one of the last 128 years and the second youngest in history behind the German Friedrich Traunwho achieved it at the first Games in history in Athens 1896. On the other hand, if Nadal wins another gold he will become the oldest tennis player to achieve it in the last 112 years and the fourth oldest only surpassed of George Hillyard (London 1908), Arthur Gore (London 1908) and Charles Dixon (Stockholm 1912).

The great historical dominators of the Olympic tournament are the sisters Quiet and Venus Williams with nine medals and eight golds in total. They only won four gold medals each. To find the male tennis player with the most Olympic golds, we have to go back to London 1908, when Britain’s Reginald Doherty won his third title at a Games. Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray, with two gold each, could match or surpass him. The last tennis player capable of winning two golds at the same Games was the Chilean Nicolas Massu in Athens 2004.