Alcaraz and Nadal to be Olympic doubles partners

Spaniards Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal will squad up to beryllium doubles partners astatine adjacent month's Olympic Games successful Paris.

The tennis will beryllium played connected clay astatine Roland Garros - location of nan French Open - wherever 21-year-old Alcaraz was victorious past week, securing his 3rd Grand Slam title.

Nadal, 38, is simply a 22-time awesome winner, pinch a grounds 14 championships coming astatine Roland Garros.

The Games statesman connected 26 July pinch nan tennis tournaments starting a time later.

"One pair, which I deliberation everyone knows and was hoping for, is Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal," said Spain's nationalist squad coach, David Ferrer.

"Rafa and Carlos will beryllium playing together successful Paris."

Nadal won an Olympic golden astatine Beijing successful 2008, but Alcaraz will beryllium making his Games debut.

Nadal's information astatine nan Games was uncertain aft a bid of injuries this year, but he returned to action for nan clay tribunal play successful April.

The Paris Games are apt to beryllium his last, pinch nan Spaniard considering retirement this season.