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Rafael Nadal-Carlos Alcaraz, Men's Doubles Quarter-Finals Highlights, Paris Olympics 2024: Nadal-Alcaraz Pair Bows Out After Loss
Rafael Nadal-Carlos Alcaraz Men's Doubles Quarterfinals Highlights, Olympics 2024: Nadal and Alcaraz were knocked out of the Olympics men's doubles on Wednesday by Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram.
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Rafael Nadal-Carlos Alcaraz Men's Doubles Quarterfinals Highlights, Olympics 2024: Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz were dumped out of the Olympics men's doubles on Wednesday by Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram in possibly Nadal's last appearance at Roland Garros. The Spanish dream team lost 6-2, 6-4 to the US fourth seeds, who progressed to the semi-finals in Paris. Nadal and Alcaraz, dubbed "Nadalcaraz", have been one of the main talking points at the Paris Games tennis tournament, wowing the crowds in their first two matches. But they came unstuck in the last eight against doubles specialists Krajicek and Ram, who both have Grand Slam-winning pedigree.
Here are the Highlights of Rafael Nadal-Carlos Alcaraz's Men's Doubles match in Paris Olympic Games:
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- 00:08 (IST)Men's Doubles Quarterfinals LIVE: Nadal-Alcaraz stay in fight!It is still not over for the Rafael Nadal-Carlos Alcaraz pair as it trails 4-5. The serve will now be with Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek. In order to stay alive further, Nadal-Alcaraz need to break their opponents, or it will be over for them here.2nd Set: Nadal/Alcaraz 4-5 Ram/Krajicek
- 23:57 (IST)Men's Doubles Quarterfinals LIVE: Nadal-Alcaraz broken!A big moment in the match this is as Rafael Nadal-Carlos Alcaraz have been broken by Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek. It was a tight call from the referee for the final point that was awarded to Ram-Krajicek, and Nadal was simply unhappy with the decision.2nd Set: Nadal/Alcaraz 3-4 Ram/Krajicek
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- 23:32 (IST)Men's Doubles Quarterfinals LIVE: Alcaraz improvesThis is a good start for the Rafael Nadal/Carlos Alcaraz pair as it has started the second set by holding on the serve. Alcaraz managed to play his cross-court shots well this time. He is definitely not at his best and it is quite understandable as just hours ago, he won his men's singles third round match.2nd Set: Nadal/Alcaraz 1-0 Ram/Krajicek
- 23:26 (IST)Men's Doubles Quarterfinals LIVE: Nadal-Alcaraz lose first set!Rafael Nadal/Carlos Alcaraz have lost the first set 6-2. They were broken twice in the first set. On the other hand, the US pair of Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek was dominant and got a much-deserved win.1st Set: Nadal/Alcaraz 2-6 Ram/Krajicek
- 23:18 (IST)Nadal-Alcaraz Men's Doubles Quarterfinals LIVE: Poor from Nadal/AlcarazRajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek first held on their serve to make it a 4-2 lead before breaking the pair of Rafael Nadal/Carlos Alcaraz once again to inch closer to a win in the first set.1st Set: Nadal/Alcaraz 2-5 Ram/Krajicek
- 23:05 (IST)Nadal-Alcaraz Men's Doubles Quarterfinals LIVE: A comeback?This was a much better showing from the Rafael Nadal/Carlos Alcaraz. The duo is slowly and gradually finding its way back into the game, but to make an impact, it needs to break Ram/Krajicek at least once.1st Set: Nadal/Alcaraz 2-3 Ram/Krajicek
- 22:58 (IST)Nadal-Alcaraz Men's Doubles Quarterfinals LIVE: The pair trails furtherRafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz have failed to break Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek. They even came as close as to deuce but failed to cash in on the opportunity. The difference of two games remains there between the two pairs.1st Set: Nadal/Alcaraz 1-3 Ram/Krajicek
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- 22:48 (IST)Men's Doubles Quarterfinals LIVE: Nadal-Alcaraz Broken!What a start this is for Rajeev Ram-Austin Krajicek! They have broken Rafael Nadal-Carlos Alcaraz in the first game of the match. The pair from Spain reached 30 but failed to challenge their opponents further.1st Set: Nadal/Alcaraz 0-1 Ram/Krajicek
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- 22:22 (IST)Men's Doubles Quarterfinals LIVE: Nadal on his pairing with Alcaraz"We had fun because the score was positive in the (match) tie-break. We have been suffering but we are enjoying playing together, we are creating good synergies, good energy, so yeah, we are having fun in general terms."
- 22:19 (IST)Nadal-Alcaraz Men's Doubles Quarterfinals LIVE: Nadal already out of singles38-year-old Rafael Nadal, a 14-time French Open champion, has been plagued by injuries in recent years and has slumped to 161st in the world. After his painful defeat to Novak Djokovic in the men's singles second round, Nadal said that he would make a decision on his future after the Paris Games, where he still has a chance to add to his singles gold at the 2008 Beijing Games and doubles triumph in Rio in 2016.
- 22:08 (IST)Nadal-Alcaraz Men's Doubles Quarterfinals LIVE: Nadal hopefulRafael Nadal kept alive his dream of a third Olympic gold on Tuesday, powering into the men's doubles quarter-finals alongside teammate Carlos Alcaraz. The Spanish pair, backed by a vocal crowd on Court Suzanne Lenglen, lost the second set but stepped up a gear in the match tie-break to beat Dutch team Tallon Griekspoor and Wesley Koolhof 6-4, 6-7 (2/7), 10-2 in two hours and 22 minutes.
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