After being included in Spain’s Davis Cup quarterfinal squad, Rafael Nadal is expected to make a comeback to the game in 2024.
When the 22-time Grand Slam champion plays the Netherlands in November in the round of eight, he will be paired with Wimbledon champion Alcaraz and fellow countrymen Pablo Carreno Busta, Marcel Granollers, and Roberto Bautista Agut. Nadal last participated in competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, where he partnered with world No. 3 Alcaraz to represent Spain in the men’s doubles.
Nadal and Alcaraz advanced to the quarterfinals, but Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek defeated them.
The 38-year-old participated in the Paris men’s singles tournament as well, but Novak Djokovic ultimately prevailed and eliminated him. The Netherlands will present a formidable challenge to Rafael Nadal’s team when the Davis Cup returns in November.
Spain advanced to the quarterfinals after taking first place in Group B, and the Netherlands advanced after placing second in Group A. After he posted on social media that he wouldn’t be able to give it his all at the Grand Slam, Nadal was forced to withdraw from the US Open in 2024.
Additionally, he was not selected for the Laver Cup in 2024, citing his desire to step aside for the good of the team. Four times in his illustrious career, the Spaniard has won the Davis Cup.
Rafael Nadal in 2024
At the moment ranked no.154, Rafael played his last match on the 29th of July when he lost to world no.4 Novak Djokovic 6-1 6-4 in the 2nd round in Paris (draw)
.Currently, during this season Rafael achieved an overall 12-7 win-loss record. Rafael Nadal’s most significant result of the year was reaching the final in Bastad.
Carlos Alcaraz in 2024
Ranked world no.3, the Spaniard played his last match on the 22nd
of September when he beat world no.7 Taylor Fritz 6-2 7-5 in the round robin in the Laver Cup (draw).Until now, during this year the Spaniard has a composed 43-9 record. The Spaniard conquered 3 titles in 2024 in Indian Wells, French Open and Wimbledon. Carlos was the runner-up in Paris.
Carlos Alcaraz will take on the world no.358 Gabi Adrian Boitan in the . In the past, they have never competed against each other as of now on the main tour.
Alcaraz has won 3 titles in 2024 in Indian Wells, French Open and Wimbledon. Alcaraz was the finalist in Paris (Olympics).
The Spaniard won 16 titles in his career: 4 on hard courts, 8 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 3 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz squared off 3 times. Their record is 2-1 for Nadal. Previously, the last time they played, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-2 1-6 6-3 in the quarter in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) in May 2022.
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Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz |
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