Rafael Nadal and the unfavorable premise for his singles debut

The spectacular doubles performance of Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz is over and the page has been turned. All eyes are on Manakori’s debut in the singles main draw.where this Sunday he will meet Hungarian Marton Fucsovics.

However, in the statements of Carrucel Deportivo, the historic 38-year-old Spaniard and former world number one, who is facing the last Olympics of his extensive career, He gave evidence that sows doubt about their participation.

The 2016 Rio de Janeiro bronze medalist and winner of 92 ATP titles, including 22 Grand Slam trophies, was informed during an interview about the schedule for his singles debut. Quickly, Rafa expressed disagreement and opened the door to possible dismissal.

“I’m playing at 2pm? I don’t understand the schedule anyway. I find it outrageous that at 10pm I’m playing at this time. I don’t know though. I’ll have to go back to the villa and see what happens.” I’m going to talk to the team and make the decision that I think is best to have the best chance of achieving results in Spain.“, stressed the left-hander from Manacor, who is experiencing physical discomfort.

For his part, Alcaraz, his new doubles partner, was excited about his first Olympic Games and said it was “nice to play with Rafa on this court,” referring to the Roland Garros court.