Roland Garros, where tennis is held at the Paris Olympics this year, having now potentially played his final singles match at the venue where he has dominated for so many years.
However, the Mallorcan claims that he has made peace with that possibility, “Even though he was comfortably beaten in what could be his final singles match at the venue. If that’s the last match here, I’ll be in peace. I did my best and I can’t complain.”
Despite no longer being in the Olympic singles draw, Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz still remain in doubles and will play their second round match against the Dutch pairing of Tallon Griekspoor and Wesley Koolhof later today.Inside the baseline…It was clear from the first game that Rafael Nadal was likely to struggle against Novak Djokovic, as he admittedly just is not physically the same player as even a couple of years ago. That being said, Nadal did still manage to show some of that grit that has made him the player he is over the years and turn it into a very competitive second set. And there is still a lot of promise for Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz as a doubles pair, especially as there is less physical pressure on the 38-year-old.
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