“Already scared of Djokovic?” – Fans react as rumors of Rafael Nadal being injured moments after drawing Novak Djokovic in Paris Olympics R2 goes viral
Rafael Nadal's Paris Olympic participation in jeopardy as he faces injury concerns after practice.
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The 2024 Paris Olympics are set to begin in a few days, and rumors are swirling that Rafael Nadal may have picked up an injury during practice. As one of the top players to watch this Olympics, there’s concern that this injury could prevent him from competing.
Recently, Nadal was caught practicing with Carlos Alcaraz and a few pictures revealed that the Spaniard was holding his knee while sitting down on the bench. Upon noticing this, his fans became worried that Nadal might have injured himself and soon another report came which stated that Nadal had canceled his practice session.
This news circulated the internet pretty quickly and then fans got extremely worried for the Spaniard. They hoped that there were no setbacks because he had a double practice session tomorrow (July 26th).
Unfortunately, the timing could not have been any worse. The draw was just announced for the Olympics and Nadal was placed in the draw where he is most likely to face Novak Djokovic in the second round itself. Fans have started to even use this excuse to blame Nadal for the rumors of the injury. “Already scared of Djokovic,” a fan commented on X which was soon deleted.
Fans react as rumors of Rafael Nadal facing a setback took a realistic turn
Rafael Nadal had left the fans praying for him after rumors suggested that he might have injured himself during practice. They soon filled up the internet with comments about it.
However, these rumors soon became a reality as Nadal’s coach Carlos Moya confirmed that they had faced a setback and would get back on Nadal’s health after 48 hours. He also confirmed that they canceled practice to let Nadal recover and hope for the best after the 48-hour wait.
Take a look at some of the reactions on the internet for this new development:
@Nadal_Fr on parle de jour de repos et vu qu’il était présent au tirage alors que les images étaient d’hier je pense que c’est plus de peur que de mal… https://t.co/g247ozRQKJ
— Marwan.h ? (@Marwanhm10) July 25, 2024
Hoy ha cancelado el entrenamiento de la mañana @RafaelNadal Oficialmente día de descanso, nada preocupante, mañana entrenamiento de dobles #CopeenParis2024 @deportescope @partidazocope @tjcope
— José Luis Corrochano (@JLCorrochano) July 25, 2024
good thing i saw this tweet. nole fans are disgusting trying to making it as something else ? https://t.co/9Y1tRiw9Jc
— blꪜe?ིྀ (@Kiittency) July 25, 2024
So Olly and media reported Nadal had hamstring issues when in reality it was just planned day off cause tomorrow morning he has doubles practice… lol https://t.co/Nm8frJh3qe
— cestlaviemacher | (@cestlaviemacher) July 25, 2024
Rafa cancelled his practice today, will practice doubles tomorrow. https://t.co/UD1PuXPVGx
— ????➁➁???¹⁴ ?? (@Nadallica86) July 25, 2024
Sticking to posting simple information about the facts without twisting anything to cause drama can be so easy ? https://t.co/HvWGaGrkBA
— ? ?☀️❤️? (@untiedsneakers) July 25, 2024
With the Spaniard set to face his long-time rival Djokovic, this would have been the match of the tournament, but now it may not even take place. Moreover, if Nadal were to pull out of the games, Carlos Alcaraz, his doubles partner, would also not have a chance to play doubles and would be forced to stick to singles.
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