When are Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz in action at Paris Olympics? Tennis icon forms doubles partners with Wimbledon champion
Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz are part of a dream Spanish doubles partnership at the 2024 Olympics.
Alcaraz has back-to-back titles in the Men’s Singles at Wimbledon and is now competing at his first Games.
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Alcaraz is partnering his idolCredit: GettyMeanwhile, 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 is being held at those same courts as 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.
Read more on tennisHowever, 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.
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Nadal is a master on clay and wants to be as fit as possible for the tournamentCredit: AFPWhen are Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz in action?The Paris Olympics started on Friday, July 26.
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Both Alcaraz and Nadal came through their first-round games, and there is a huge clash awaiting the latter.
That is because he’s been drawn to face Novak Djokovic on Monday, July 29 on Court Philippe-Chatrier, with an estimated start time of 12:30pm.
Meanwhile, Alcaraz faces Tallon Griekspoor on the same court at around 6pm.
For the doubles, the duo are facing Griekspoor and Wesley Koolhof, although it’s unclear when that match will be played.
Should they get through that, the third round takes place on Tuesday, with those games starting from 11am.
In the singles, it’s a choice between 11am or 6pm.
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Nadal has dominated the French Open for yearsCredit: Getty
Nadal and Alcaraz’s Olympic events
Men’s Singles
Second round – Monday, July 29 & Tuesday July 30 – from 12:30pm & 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
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
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Alcaraz is a two-time Wimbledon championCredit: AFPFrom 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.
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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.
talkSPORT will have live coverage for all of Nadal and Alcaraz’s games.
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