Nadal Will Play Olympic Doubles, Singles Standing Unsure

 
By Richard Pagliaro | @TennisNow | Friday, July 26, 2024
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The Olympic rings had been at Rafael Nadal’s again as questions swirl round his head.

A proper thigh damage has impacted Nadal’s coaching for this weekend’s Olympic Video games at Roland Garros in Paris.

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Spanish Olympic captain David Ferrer says Nadal will certainly play doubles on Saturday with a choice concerning his singles standing to come back after that.

Fourteen time Roland Garros champion Nadal will be part of forces with reigning Roland Garros champion Carlos Alcaraz in a Spanish Dream Workforce that can face the sixth-seeded Argentinean group of Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni in Saturday’s opener.

“I am certain Rafa shall be in tomorrow’s doubles as a result of he educated nicely immediately,” Ferrer informed the media. “Let’s examine the sentiments he has.

“Doubles requires much less depth than singles, through which it’s important to be very nicely ready bodily and in full situation. It isn’t nearly taking part in nicely, but additionally being in high form.”

When the Olympic singles draw was performed yesterday, blockbuster screamed from the web page on the prospect of a second-round Olympic showdown vs. Grand Slam King Novak Djokovic and Kingo of Clay Nadal.

The 37-year-old Serbian famous person returns to Paris after present process surgical procedure to restore a torn medial meniscus in his proper knee on Wednesday, June fifth within the Metropolis of Mild. Djokovic opens in opposition to Aussie Matthew Ebden on Saturday, whereas Nadal, if wholesome sufficient for singles, is slated to play Marton Fucsovics in his first-round match.

4-time Grand Slam champion Alcaraz, who’s slated to play doubles on Courtroom Philippe Chatrier adopted by his singles opener vs. Lebanon’s Hady Habib on Courtroom Suzanne Lenglen, won’t attend Friday evening’s opening ceremonies on the Seine as a way to relaxation for his debut on Saturday.