Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal are through to the second round after a 7-6 (4), 6-4 victory against Argentina’s Andrés Molteni and Maximo Gonzalez
‘A very tough start’: Rafael Nadal was happy with how he and Carlos Alcaraz performed against Andrés Molteni and Maximo Gonzalez.‘A very tough start’: Rafael Nadal was happy with how he and Carlos Alcaraz performed against Andrés Molteni and Maximo Gonzalez.When a 12-year-old Carlos Alcaraz was asked to name his favourite tennis player, his answer was not what many would have expected.
Having already experienced the ecstasy of defeating his idol in battle, this time Spain’s past and future greats converged on the same side of the court. Despite Nadal’s lack of matches and Alcaraz’s unfamiliarity with doubles, the Spaniards thrived under pressure in the decisive moments as they toppled Andrés Molteni and Maximo Gonzalez, the sixth seeds from Argentina, to reach the second round of the Olympics with a 7-6 , 6-4 win., but playing with Rafa it was even more special.
Even the opponents added to the occasion. As has been the case for most Argentinian athletes so far at the Olympics, Gonzalez and Molteni were booed from the moment they stepped on to the court and the Court Philippe-Chatrier crowd was relentless in their support of their Roland Garros champions. Likewise, after starting the second set slowly and trailing 0-3, they methodically found their way back into the contest and by the time they snatched the decisive break for 5-4, Alcaraz was lasering brilliant returns while Nadal eviscerated forehands at will. As the crowd chanted “Rafa” in unison, Nadalcaraz closed out a wildly enjoyable night with their first win.
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