The star pair of Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz was eliminated from the Olympic tournament in the quarterfinals by the American duo Ramm-Krajicek (6-2, 6-4).
With this loss, Nadal ended his medal dream in Paris, AFP reported.
So the Games ended for 38-year-old Rafael Nadal, who was knocked out by Novak Djokovic in the 2nd singles round and who said at the time that he would think about what to do with his career "after the Olympics". Carlos Alcaraz remains in singles contention, having qualified for the quarterfinals.
Both partners will therefore have gone through two rounds at the Olympics. This partnership, a symbol of the passing of the baton between the two Spaniards - one having just won his first French Open at the age of 21 and the other with his 14 Porte d'Ottoy titles - did not survive against Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram, true doubles specialists.
The two Americans showed that it is not enough to combine two legends, one of whom is aging anyway, to form a doubles team capable of grabbing a medal at the Olympics.
In the singles quarterfinals, Carlos Alcaraz (ranked No. 3 in the world) faces American Tommy Paul (ranked No. 13). | BGNES
