(Paris) Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal have been selected to represent Spain at the Olympic tennis tournament, from July 27 to August 4 on clay at Roland-Garros, where Alcaraz has just been crowned and which Nadal has won 14 times in Grand Slam, the Spanish Federation announced on Wednesday.
Alcaraz (2nd in the world) and Nadal, who returned to competition in mid-April at the start of the European season on earth and retained despite his fall in the ranking (264th) after sixteen months without almost playing due to injuries, appear in the selection alongside of Alejandro Davidovich (32nd), Pablo Carreno (876th) and Marcel Granollers (2nd in the ATP doubles rankings), announced David Ferrer, coach of the Spanish men’s team, in Barcelona.
Alcaraz and Nadal could, in addition to the singles, also play the doubles together.
Among the women, we find in particular Sara Sorribes (55th in the world and Spanish N.1) and Cristina Busca (67th), announced Anabel Medina, coach of the women’s team.
“We could win two or three medals (at the Olympics),” hoped Miguel Diaz, president of the Spanish Tennis Federation.
All national federations must give the final list for the Olympics by June 19 at the latest.
