“I can’t assure you that he will play,” Rafael Nadal’s Paris Olympics participation doubtful after coach Carlos Moya confirms setback

Rafael Nadal is set to face Novak Djokovic in the second round of the Olympics singles, if all goes smooth for the Spaniard.

“I can’t assure you that he will play,” Rafael Nadal’s Paris Olympics participation doubtful after coach Carlos Moya confirms setback

Rafael Nadal and Carlos Moya (Via Imago)

Carlos Moya, the coach of Rafael Nadal, confirmed on Thursday (July 25th) that the Spaniard has faced a setback and that they have to wait for the results to confirm his participation at the Paris Olympics. 

This week, the 14-time French Open champion returned to Roland Garros for his last-ever Olympics. Nadal had revealed that this year could be his last on tour and hoped to give it his all at the Olympics, which he considers higher than a Grand Slam event. 

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The whole of the Spanish team has arrived and started practice. Some pictures were taken during those sessions and revealed that Nadal was repeatedly holding his right thigh as he sat down. Soon, his team even canceled a practice session on Friday (July 25th). 

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With many rumors spreading about Nadal being in serious trouble, soon Carlos Moya had to reveal what has happened to his player. He told Spanish radio that Nadal experienced some discomfort, which worsened when he practiced more, so they decided to stop and take a rest day. 

I can't assure you that Nadal will play. It was a setback, and we decided that today Rafa would rest and not train to recover. We are going to give ourselves 48 hours, we have to wait,
Carlos Moya told Spanish radio. 

Unfortunately, Nadal is not the only one that will suffer from this. He is set to play doubles with Carlos Alcaraz, and upon withdrawal, the World No.3 cannot re-match and will also have to withdraw from doubles. 

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Rafael Nadal given an exciting draw at the 2024 Paris Olympics

On Thursday (July 25th), the Paris Olympics released their draws of the matches that are expected to be played for a week. The tennis draw is a rather exciting one, with both sides equally difficult and set to give the viewers good racket action every day of the week. 

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Rafael Nadal (Via Imago)

Novak Djokovic, who became the number one seed leads the first half of the draw after Jannik Sinner pulled out due to an illness. Right below his first-round match against Matthew Ebden was the name of Rafael Nadal. 

The Spaniard has a chance to meet his long-time rival in the second round of the tournament. Unfortunately, after the draw release, Nadal’s discomfort came to notice. His fans would hope for the best as they await Nadal’s decision after giving his thigh a couple of days of rest. 

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