{"id":485700,"date":"2024-07-27T15:43:38","date_gmt":"2024-07-27T19:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=485700"},"modified":"2024-07-27T15:43:38","modified_gmt":"2024-07-27T19:43:38","slug":"nadal-alcaraz-kick-off-doubles-in-paris-with-a-win","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/nadal-alcaraz-kick-off-doubles-in-paris-with-a-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Nadal, Alcaraz kick-off doubles in Paris with a win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz&#8217;s highly-anticipated Olympic pairing began successfully with a first-round win over Andres Molteni and Maximo Gonzalez in men&#8217;s doubles. The Spanish duo defeated the Argentine sixth seeds 7-6 (7-4) 6-4 in front of a packed Court Phillipe Chatrier in Paris.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The master and the apprentice \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8<\/p>\n<p>Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz playing doubles at the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Olympics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Olympics<\/a> is a sight to see \ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Gs9qy8mGzf\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/Gs9qy8mGzf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SportsCenter\/status\/1817265600529346622?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 27, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Nadal, Alcaraz&#8217;s childhood hero, has teamed up with the young Spaniard in what is expected to be his final season on tour. Alcaraz, often seen as Nadal&#8217;s heir, won his first French Open title in June and defended his Wimbledon crown just two weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p>Nadal, who won Olympic silver in doubles at Rio 2016, showed his experience, while Alcaraz took a bit longer to adjust to the movement required in doubles. Despite this, the pair, dubbed &#8216;Nadalcaraz,&#8217; came back from a break down in both sets to secure their place in the second round.<\/p>\n<p>The victory was clinched by a deft touch at the net from Alcaraz, prompting both players to shout &#8220;vamos!&#8221; and embrace before throwing spare balls to fans in the stands.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KC-uMA1nUe0?si=cNywSkGUm9T5XkqZ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz&#8217;s highly-anticipated Olympic pairing began successfully with a first-round win over Andres Molteni and Maximo Gonzalez in men&#8217;s doubles. 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