The announcement comes three days after 21-year-old Alcaraz won the title at Roland Garros – his first French Open title and third grand slam trophy. Alcaraz is widely regarded as the heir to the throne in Spanish tennis and has said on numerous occasions that Nadal was his childhood hero. With little chance of a deep run at Wimbledon and never having played doubles with Alcaraz, Nadal will forego the switch to grass to instead continue his preparations on clay – the surface the Olympics tennis matches will be played on.
