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Doubles with Alcaraz? “Exciting thing” for Nadal

Tennis superstar Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz in doubles at the Olympic Games? That would also be an "exciting thing" for the 22-time major winner. Nadal hopes that he and Alcaraz will be able to play a few doubles tournaments before the Olympics. Alcaraz himself recently said that he would love to play alongside his idol.

The 20-year-old Alcaraz, currently No. 3 in the ATP rankings, had stated that he would love to play alongside his 37-year-old idol, but that he was nervous about approaching his compatriot. "Carlos doesn't have to ask me anything, if everything goes well then we'll play," said Nadal. "It's all very exciting for me, if I'm not mistaken, it should be for him too," Nadal said in a podcast called "Iguales".

Third gold for Nadal?
While Alcaraz is targeting his first appearance under the sign of the five rings at the Paris Games from July 26 to August 11, Nadal would be aiming for his third gold after winning singles gold in Beijing in 2008 and doubles gold eight years later in Rio. "It would be good for both of us and also for the Spanish team, so let's see how things develop," said Nadal.