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Matty & the Missile: Full episode, Day 2 | 21:14When Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic stride on to Court Philippe-Chatrier at Roland Garros on Monday, the probable “last dance” between the legends shapes as a defining moment in the greatest rivalry men ’s tennis has seen.
Spain's Rafael Nadal greets Serbia's Novak Djokovic after defeating him in the final of the Men's Italian Tennis Open at Foro Italico on May 16, 2021 in Rome, Italy. Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, one of the greatest rivalries in tennis, currently standing at 59 matches, encompassing Grand Slams, Masters and Davis Cups, will meet once again in the second round of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Roland Garros, the very place where they first clashed in 2006.
Federer, for his part, met his wife Mirka during the Sydney Olympics, partnered Stan Wawrinka to gold in the doubles in Beijing and won a silver medal in London when beaten in the final by Andy Murray. The Serbian shed tears four years later when the Argentinian again defeated him in Rio de Janeiro in two tiebreakers in the opening round before Alexander Zverev defeated him in the semifinals in Tokyo to end his dreams of completing the Golden Grand Slam in 2021.“It is obviously one of the biggest dreams approaching the Olympic Games and it is always a huge challenge for me because I put extra expectations and pressure on myself and, of course, the nation as well,” Djokovic said.
But Djokovic was well beaten by Jannik Sinner in Melbourne and Carlos Alcaraz at Wimbledon on the stadium courts where he has been the dominant force for much of the last decade. But his focus has been on the Olympics, a move attributed initially to the struggles he has had with his body when switching from clay to grass, but even more understandable now given the role he had as a torch bearer along the Seine River in the glittering celebration to start Paris 2024.
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