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Raflitos? Nadalcaraz? Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz spark Olympic fever in Paris

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ByBaseline Staff

Published Jul 23, 2024

Olympic fever is officially here!

Many of the biggest names in tennis have returned to the transformed grounds of Roland Garros in preparation for the Paris Olympics. Including two superstars set to debut together on the global stage.

On Tuesday, Carlos Alcaraz shared a special photo from inside Court Philippe Chatrier. Standing next to him: Rafael Nadal, his doubles partner.

Alcaraz will be seeded No. 3 in singles, while Nadal will be floating unseeded. (Players from nations with three or four competitors will be drawn in different quarters of the 64-man field. Players from countries boasting two contenders will be drawn in opposite halves)

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Alcaraz will make his Olympic debut after completing the Roland Garros-Wimbledon double in raising his major title collection to four trophies. Nadal, fresh off a runner-up effort in Bastad, has previously brought home gold in both singles (2008 Beijing) and doubles (2016 Rio de Janeiro) for Spain.

Now to decide, what to call the iconic duo? Raflitos? Nadalcaraz? Alcaraz is open to suggestions.

Cómo debería llamarse esta pareja de dobles? 👀 @RafaelNadal pic.twitter.com/YqWI7LVfg6
— Carlos Alcaraz (@carlosalcaraz) July 23, 2024

Draws for all events are due to be released Thursday. Tennis action launches Saturday with first-round singles and doubles action.

A look at some more familiar faces spotted at the venue:

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With four Roland Garros titles in five years, Iga Swiatek is the prohibitive favorite in the women's singles event.

Andy Murray's final career tournament will include a doubles bid with countryman Dan Evans.

After lighting the cauldron in Tokyo, Naomi Osaka is back for her second Olympic Games.

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Pablo Carreño Busta defeated Novak Djokovic to win bronze at the 2021-staged Olympics in Tokyo.

Look closely! It's Coco Gauff going for the perfectly branded shot.

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