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PARIS — Spain's Carlos Alcaraz defeated Netherlands' Tallon Griekspoor 6-1 7-6(3) on Monday to reach the third round of the Paris Games tennis tournament as he strives for Olympic gold.
PARIS : Rafael Nadal will decide whether to retire following the Paris Olympics, he said on Monday after losing in straight sets to 24-times Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic in the second round of the singles.
PARIS : Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic meet in a much-anticipated second-round showdown at the Paris Olympics on Monday that could be the last encounter between two of the biggest-ever tennis champions.
PARIS : Benjamin Hassan secured a landmark victory on Sunday as he became the first Lebanon player to win a match in an Olympic tennis event, stunning American Christopher Eubanks.
Rafael Nadal will attempt to set up an Olympic Games blockbuster against Novak Djokovic on Sunday after setting aside injury concerns as Andy Murray prepared for what could be the final match of his career. Nadal, who faces Hungary's Marton Fucsovics in the first round, won his opening doubles alongside Carlos Alcaraz on Saturday, but had his right thigh heavily bandaged. "The issue of the bandage is cumbersome, but it is also an issue of prevention," said Spain captain David Ferrer. "We will see when the match is over how it evolves but the important thing is that today Rafa has warmed up, that he is ready to play."
PARIS — Rafael Nadal decided to play singles at the Paris Olympics, starting by facing Marton Fucsovics of Hungary in the first round on Sunday, Nadal's manager, Benito Perez-Barbadillo, told The Associated Press.
Rafael Nadal has voiced his displeasure with the scheduling of the Paris Games, casting doubt on his participation in the opening singles match after his triumph in the men's doubles opener with Carlos Alcaraz. The Spaniard's doubles match alongside Alcaraz, where the Spanish duo ousted sixth-seeded Argentines Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni 7-6(4), 6-4 to reach the second round, concluded at close to 10 pm on Saturday night, while his singles first round match is to be played at 2 pm on Sunday afternoon.
Rafael Nadal was poised to pull the plug on the chance of a highly anticipated Olympic showdown with Novak Djokovic on Saturday after making the second round of the doubles with Spanish compatriot Carlos Alcaraz. The 38-year-old effectively ruled himself out of the singles tournament as he battles a thigh injury picked up in training at Roland Garros, the scene of 14 of his 22 Grand Slam triumphs. Nadal is still listed to face Hungary's Marton Fucsovics on Sunday, with Djokovic lying in wait.