PARIS : Rafa Nadal teamed up with Carlos Alcaraz for the first time as Spain's so-called dream team opened their Olympic doubles campaign with a 7-6(4) 6-4 defeat of Argentine sixth seeds Maximo Gonzales and Andres Molteni on Saturday.
Paris 2024 Olympics - Tennis - Men's Doubles First Round - Roland-Garros Stadium, Paris, France - July 27, 2024. Carlos Alcaraz of Spain and Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrate after winning their first round match against Maximo Gonzalez of Argentina and Andres Molteni of Argentina. REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel
"Nadalcaraz", as the Spaniards have called themselves, produced some spectacular tennis as they were roared to victory by a packed evening crowd on Court Philippe Chatrier. Alcaraz, winner of this year's French Open and Wimbledon titles and the new force in men's tennis, appeared to be loving life alongside his idol, and he crunched a backhand winner to give the Spaniards a service break at 4-4 in the second set.
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