It was a heartbreak for the whole of Paris when Rafael Nadal made a quick exit at the French Open. However, to mend the broken hearts, he soon announced his return to his favorite court at the quadrennial event: the Paris Olympics. And while there were cheers around, as fans saw him practicing on the clay court, the cloud of worries soon shadowed the clay court as he missed his practice with Alexander Zverev. And soon the announcement came, that everything may not be all right for the Spaniard. However, there seems to be another piece of news from his doubles partner, Carlos Alcaraz, which has now created a rumble of confusion all around! What is happening at the clay courts of Paris?

Nadal’s coach came out with the worrying news of observing his protégé’s state after a troubled hamstring, opting for a wait-and-watch approach before deciding which way to move seemed the right thing to do. However, a recent update from Alcaraz has put a question mark on everyone’s face. Why? because just hours after Carlos Moya informed the tennis circuit of Nadal’s update. The 21-year-old came out and said that, “He’s at his best!” Now everyone is wondering what is happening in Camp Rafa, or rather Camp Spain!

Nadal successfully competed against some tough competitors at the Swedish Open for long hours. And everyone seemed to be delighted with the result, not the one where he lost the final. But the fact that he was able to play an intensive match for 4 hours, and came back unharmed. A rare sight in the last 2 years. However, it seems things took a wrong turn during practice in Paris.

It started as a rumor, before Moya came out to clarify the status. And it wasn’t to brush away the rumor but in line with it. Nadal’s fitness had taken a hit, and everyone was worried. As Moya said, “It was a setback, and we decided that today Rafa would rest and not train to recover. We are going to give ourselves 48 hours. We have to wait.” Now the rumor has taken the course of confusion with Alcaraz’s 4 word update.

Tennis fans are certainly waiting for some good news from the coach himself, and they may be seeing some light after Alcaraz’s impromptu update. Nadal himself puts a lot of faith in Alcaraz as they team up for the doubles glory!

Rafael Nadal puts his faith in Carlos Alcaraz for his ‘last dance!’

Nadal never prefers to overestimate things or give a wrong outlook to the tennis fans or the stakeholders. He has always tried to be on point, and this time too, he shared the real picture when it came to his chances at the win at the Paris Olympics. When asked about his game, the 22-grand Slam champion was sure of one thing – if he plays well in singles, he would certainly ace the doubles.

However, despite a confident statement, the Spaniard showed more confidence in his doubles partner. He said, “And I’m convinced that Carlos will be at a great level, knowing that he arrives with confidence.” Hence, tennis fans would also show some faith in Alacaraz’s recent announcement regarding Nadal’s fitness.

Nadal already has 2 Olympic gold medals in his trophy cabinet, both in the singles and doubles category. The former won at the Beijing Olympics and the latter gold was claimed at the Rio Olympics. Would he add another one in Paris?