Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz schedule first practice at Roland Garros ahead of Paris Olympics 2024: Reports

Nadal has won two Olympic golds medals so far, while Alcaraz will make his Games debut in the French capital.

Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz schedule first practice at Roland Garros ahead of Paris Olympics 2024: Reports

Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz (via Imago)

Spanish tennis superstars Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz have planned their practice sessions ahead of the much-anticipated 2024 Paris Olympics. It is reported that they will practice at the Roland Garros with other Spanish players before the quadrennial event.

Both Alcaraz and Nadal have their singles practice sessions sorted out for now. While the former will spend time on the court from 11 AM to 1 PM, the latter will start his practice in the afternoon, around 3 PM. Meanwhile, the timing of their doubles practice sessions is not yet confirmed.

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For the moment, it is not planned that they will train together on Monday to begin preparing for doubles. Alcaraz has a reserved court from 11:00 to 13:00 together with Pablo Carreño, bronze in Tokyo 2020 and who will only train in doubles with Marcel Granollers. Nadal will train in the afternoon, starting at 15:00.
Jesus Minhuez reported via AS

Nadal and Alcaraz are set to pair up for the doubles event at the Olympics. While the 38-year-old has prior experience representing Spain at the Games, Alcaraz will be playing in his first-ever Olympics in Paris.

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Rafael Nadal remains optimistic ahead of Paris Olympics

Both Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz are excited about their partnership at the 2024 Paris Olympics. While the latter is ready to take the backseat and let the former dictate terms, Nadal is optimistic about their chances despite all potential hurdles.

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Carlos Alcaraz, Rafael Nadal (Images via Imago)

The 22-time Grand Slam champion is happy to be partnering with Alcaraz and is confident about their chances. Nadal is not worried about Alcaraz who might be high on confidence having recently won two Grand Slam titles (French Open and Wimbledon) back-to-back. 

I'm very excited to be part of the team of Olympic athletes and represent Spain...I know that if I manage to play good tennis at an individual level, I will also do so in doubles, but I must analyze well what happened this week and work hard. I'm convinced that Carlos Alcaraz will be at a high level because he comes with confidence. We will train together this week.
Rafael Nadal said (H/T: Punto de Break)

Nadal has two gold medals at the Games. While he won the first one in singles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, he won the doubles gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics, where he partnered with Marc Lopez.

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