One last dance? Tennis greats Djokovic, Nadal in potential second-round clash at Olympics
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal could meet in the second round of the Olympic tennis event at Roland Garros.
Grand Slam record-breakers Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal were placed on an Olympic Games second-round collision course in the draw for the Paris Games on Thursday.Nadal, a singles gold medallist at the 2008 Olympics, is playing in his final Games having also won doubles gold in Rio in 2016 while Djokovic was a bronze medallist in singles in 2008.
French Open and Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz, the second seed, faces 275th-ranked Hady Habib of Lebanon. "Our practice has been great and we're playing well together. Really looking forward to getting started and representing GB one more time."Also making her last appearance will be Germany's Angelique Kerber, who announced on Thursday that she will retire once the Games end.
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