Rafael Nadal arrange a tantalising second-round contest with outdated foe Novak Djokovic at Paris 2024 after coming by way of his opening Olympics singles match.
Spain’s Nadal, 38, had forged doubt on whether or not he would even be capable of play in opposition to Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics due to a thigh damage.
However the 2008 gold medallist had sufficient to see off Fucsovics in a 6-1 4-6 6-4 win.
Nadal, taking part in on the scene of his file 14 males’s singles titles, returned to Courtroom Philippe Chatrier lower than 24 hours after he performed alongside Carlos Alcaraz within the males’s doubles.
An excellent first set in opposition to Fucsovics initially allayed any fears about his bodily state, though he was unable to maintain up that degree within the second.
Together with his thigh closely strapped, Nadal fought again within the decider and scrapped by way of to victory with the trademark tenacity which he demonstrated all through his profession.