Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz will represent Spain in tennis doubles on the Paris Olympic Games, which begin on July 26.
David Ferrer, the previous world number three and current Spain national coach, announced at a Royal Spanish Tennis Federation (RFET) press conference on Wednesday that the Spanish men's team will consist of Nadal, the 22-time Grand Slam winner, Alcaraz, the three-time Grand Slam winner, Pablo Carreno Busta and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. Marcel Granollers, a doubles specialist whose partnership with Argentine Horacio Zeballos is currently the very best on this planet in keeping with the combined rankings, can also be included.
Ferrer said after the team composition was announced that he was convinced that Nadal and Alcaraz “have what it takes to win a medal in doubles.”
For Alcaraz, this might be his first Olympic Games after defending his title at Wimbledon on July 1 and defeating Alexander Zverev in the ultimate of Roland Garros last Sunday. Nadal is currently on the entry list for Wimbledon, using his injury-protection rating of tenth, but said after his Roland Garros exit that it “would not be a good idea to compete.”
Nadal, who already holds a singles gold medal from Beijing 2008 and a doubles gold medal from Rio de Janeiro 2016 with Marc Lopez, might be playing his final matches. Although he has not yet announced his retirement date, he has not ruled out a return to the French Open in 2025 after losing to Zverev in the primary round this yr.
Paula Badosa is not going to compete resulting from WTA rules. Badosa has decided to make use of her protected injury rating to take part in the subsequent two Grand Slam tournaments in Wimbledon and the US Open, which begin in late August; the previous world number 2 was not allowed to make use of that rating for either tournament or the Olympic Games. Sara Sorribes Tormo and Cristina Bucsa will represent Spain in the ladies's event.
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