Olympics-Tennis-Nadal considering dropping singles after doubles win with Alcaraz


Paris 2024 Olympics - Tennis - Men's Doubles First Round - Roland-Garros Stadium, Paris, France - July 27, 2024. Carlos Alcaraz of Spain and Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrate after winning their first round match against Maximo Gonzalez of Argentina and Andres Molteni of Argentina. REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel

PARIS (Reuters) -Rafael Nadal has yet to decide whether to enter the singles tournament in Paris on Sunday as he aims to maximise his chances of bringing a medal home, he said after winning his first Olympic doubles match with Carlos Alcaraz.

The self-dubbed "Nadalcaraz" team opened their doubles campaign with a 7-6(4) 6-4 defeat of Argentine sixth seeds Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni.

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