Tennis, Olympics 2024: Swansong for Nadal, Murray as Swiatek aims for gold

Rafael Nadal will bid farewell to the Olympics on the clay courts of Roland Garros – scene of his greatest moments – as Novak Djokovic attempts to prevent the sun setting on tennis's golden generation at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Nadal has won 14 of his 22 Grand Slam titles in Paris but at 38, time is ticking for the Spaniard, who last month suffered his earliest exit from the French Open.

Battered by exhausting, career-long battles with injuries, former world No 1 Nadal has seen his ranking slump to 161.

As a result, he is unseeded at the Games and could come up against top seed Djokovic as early as the second round, in what would be the pair's 60th meeting.

“Roland Garros is the most special place in the world of tennis for me,” said Nadal, who won Olympic singles gold at Beijing 2008 and doubles gold with Marc Lopez in Rio eight years later.

Djokovic leads Nadal 30-29 in their head-to-head series.

But Nadal has won eight of their 10 meetings at Roland Garros, triumphing in their most recent clash in the 2022 quarter-finals.

That win helped propel Nadal to a 22nd major title. It was also the most recent of his 92 career singles trophies.

Nadal start his Paris Olympics against Hungary's 83rd-ranked Marton Fucsovics.

Djokovic has...

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