M.González | A.Molteni – C.Alcaraz | R.Nadal (19:00)

Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz form a stellar pair in Paris 2024 and the mere idea of aspiring to a gold medal puts them as one of the primordial history of the event. Balearic and Murcian will compete hand in hand for the first time and this Thursday they knew the path to write an unforgettable story.

The Spanish pair will start the Olympic Games against the Argentinean duo formed by Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni, two of the most experienced doubles players in the Parisian draw.

The second obstacle for the Spaniards will come from the challenge between the Dutch Tallon Griekspoor/Wesley Koolhof and the Hungarians Marton Fucsovics/Fabian Marozsan.

In a hypothetical quarter-finals would emerge the American fourth seeds Rajeev Ram/Austin Krajicek. At the bottom of this field, both of the top pairings are second seeds Kevin Krawietz/Tim Puetz and fifth seeds Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski.

Italian top seeds Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori will start their journey against Spaniards Pablo Carreño Busta and Marcel Granollers, ensuring a high level challenge from the first ball.

The upper part of the draw will feature great teams, such as the one formed by brothers Stefanos Tsitsipas and Petros Tsitsipas. The Greeks will start their path against the Portuguese Nuno Borges and Francisco Cabral.

In the second round, the reigning Olympic winners Mate Pavic and Nikola Mektic will try to aspire to an exclusive gold medal, focusing on a first clash against the Germans Dominik Koepfer and Jan-Lennard Struff.

Argentina’s Francisco Cerúndolo and Tomás Martín Etcheverry will be the South American protagonists, facing the Dutch Robin Haas and Jean-Julien Roger. In a viable second-round matchup, third seeds Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul of the United States will be in action.

Former world No. 1 Andy Murray will play the last tournament of his career paired with compatriot Daniel Evans. The British will face a demanding opener against the Japanese duo of Taro Daniel and Kei Nishikori.