Olympics-Tennis-Lebanon's Habib ready for fairytale clash with Alcaraz


Paris 2024 Olympics - Tennis Training - Roland-Garros Stadium, Paris, France - July 25, 2024. Carlos Alcaraz of Spain during training. REUTERS/Claudia Greco

PARIS (Reuters) - Lebanon's Hady Habib thought he was dreaming when he walked into the player's gym at Roland Garros and saw Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic working out ahead of the Paris Olympics.

Now, because of a quirk of fate, the Houston-born 25-year-old will walk out on Court Suzanne Lenglen on Saturday to face Carlos Alcaraz in the first round of the men's singles.

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