When Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal team up to play doubles at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, the 22-time Grand Slam winner will undoubtedly be a valuable mentor to Alcaraz.
Alcaraz, who won the French Open earlier this month, will make a repeat trip to Roland Garros for the singles and doubles competitions. To win an Olympic medal alongside Nadal, according to Alcaraz, would be an incredible experience. He said that he never would have imagined being able to play with Rafa at the games.
Nadal took home gold at the 2008 Olympics in singles and doubles in 2016. The 38-year-old will be making his third appearance at the Games.
Alcaraz recently said: “I didn’t expect to play doubles at the Olympic Games with Rafa. It is a unique moment for me but of course, I am very happy about it. It’s going to be a great time. Honestly, I feel like he is going to teach me how to deal with everything. I am a young guy who needs to grow up as a player and as a person as well. Everything is new for me, so I hope to learn a lot from him. These are my first games, and I learned many new things. It would be a dream for me to get a medal with him.”
Alcaraz in London, ranking, and results in 2024
Currently ranked no.2, the Spaniard has an overall 26-5 win-loss record in 2024. Alcaraz is now competing in London where he overcame the world no.26 Francisco Cerundolo 6-1 7-5
.Carlos has won 2 titles in 2024 in Indian Wells and French Open.
Alcaraz won 15 titles in his career: 4 on hard courts, 8 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 2 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Rafael Nadal in 2024
Ranked world no.261, the Spaniard played his last match on the 27th of May when he lost to world no.4 Alexander Zverev 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3 in the 1st round of the French Open (draw).
This year Nadal has managed to achieve an overall 7-5 match record.
He is also scheduled to play at the Wimbledon (Wimbledon) on the 1st of July and Bastad (Nordea Open) on the 15th of July.
Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal faced off 3 times. The head to head is 2-1 for Nadal. Before, the last time they locked horns, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-2 1-6 6-3 in the quarter in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) in May 2022.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal |
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