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Rafael Nadal has crashed out of his final Olympics after he and fellow Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz lost to American pair Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram in their quarter-final doubles clash. Having already bowed out in the second round of the singles draw when he lost to longtime rival Novak Djokovic , Nadal had one last chance for glory alongside his heir apparent Alcaraz. But their 6-2 6-4 defeat to the Americans spelled the end of Nadal at the Olympics — and possibly his beloved Roland Garros.
“Bringing a medal to Serbia is always a big goal of mine, has been since my first Olympic Games in Beijing,” he said. “I had actually some really good Olympic Games but that semi-final hurdle was tough for me to go through.” He will face Stefanos Tsitsipas for a place in the last four. On the other half of the draw, Alcaraz became the youngest man since Djokovic in the Chinese capital to reach the last eight, beating Roman Safiullin 6-4, 6-2.
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