Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz are set to form a dream Spanish doubles partnership at the 2024 Olympics.
Alcaraz heads to Paris after securing back-to-back titles in the Men’s Singles at Wimbledon following a straight-sets victory over Novak Djokovic.
This will be his first Olympic games, and what better way to start what could be a long career than with his country’s greatest-ever tennis player alongside you?
Spanish hero Nadal is a 22-time Grand Slam champion, including 14 Men’s Singles victories on clay at Roland-Garros.
He is the undisputed ‘King of Clay’, and this could turn out to be quite handy, given the whole tennis tournament at the Olympics will be held at those same courts in the French Open.
Nadal has already hinted that 2024 could be his final year before retirement and would love to add another Olympic medal to the gold that he picked up in 2008 in his final outing at the Games.
However, the 38-year-old has struggled with injury for a long time, and with tennis at the Paris Games compressed into one week, he faces a very hectic schedule.
Nadal even missed the grass courts at Wimbledon this year to ensure he was fit to compete on clay and represent Spain one last time.
It’s sure to be emotional, and here, talkSPORT.com takes a look at when you can see Nadal and Alcaraz in action.
The Paris Olympics is scheduled to start on Friday, July 26.
The draw for tennis at this year’s Games is going to be on Thursday, July 25.
From there, we will know which day Nadal and Alcaraz are in singles and doubles action.
First-round games for the Men’s Singles and Doubles take place on Saturday, July 27 and Sunday, July 28, with matches starting from 11am and 6pm UK time.
This means the two Spaniards could be playing in either competition across these two days.
Should they get through, the second round for the Men’s Singles also takes place over two days: Monday, July 29 and Tuesday, July 30.
For the doubles, it’s just the Monday, with the third round on the Tuesday, with those games starting from 11am.
In the singles, it’s a choice between 11am or 6pm.
Men’s Singles
First round – Saturday, July 27 & Sunday July 28 – from 11am or 6pm
Second round – Monday, July 29 & Tuesday July 30 – from 11am or 6pm
Third round – Wednesday, July 31 – from 11am or 6pm
Quarter-finals – Thursday, August 1 – from 11am or 6pm
Semi-finals – Friday, August 2 – from 11am or 6pm
Bronze medal match – Saturday, August 3 – N/A
Gold medal match – Sunday, August 4 – N/A
Men’s Doubles
First round – Saturday, July 27 & Sunday, July 28 – from 11am or 6pm
Second round – Monday, July 29 – from 11am
Third round – Tuesday, July 30 – from 11am
Semi-finals – Wednesday, July 31 – from 11am
Bronze medal match – Friday, August 2 – from 11am
Gold medal match – Saturday, August 3 – N/A
From here, things change, with the Men’s Singles third round taking place on Wednesday, July 31, with matches starting at 11am and 6pm.
Quarter-final games are on Thursday, August 1, with times remaining the same.
One semi-final will be held at 11am on Friday, August 2, and the other will be at 6pm on the same day.
Should either Spaniard make it to the final, he will be playing on Sunday, August 4, with a start time yet to be confirmed, while the bronze medal match is on Saturday, August 3, also with an unspecified time.
In the doubles, Semi-finals are on Wednesday, July 31, with the first one to get going from 11am.
The bronze medal match is scheduled for Friday, August 2, and the gold will be decided on Saturday, August 3.
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