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olympicsJuly 28, 2024

PARIS (AP) —

HOWARD FENDRICH, Associated Press
People gather next to the statue of Spanish artist Jordi Diez representing Spain's Rafael Nadal at the Roland Garros stadium during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
People gather next to the statue of Spanish artist Jordi Diez representing Spain's Rafael Nadal at the Roland Garros stadium during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)ASSOCIATED PRESS
People gather next to the statue of Spanish artist Jordi Diez representing Spain's Rafael Nadal at the Roland Garros stadium during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
People gather next to the statue of Spanish artist Jordi Diez representing Spain's Rafael Nadal at the Roland Garros stadium during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Carlos Alcaraz, left, and Rafael Nadal from the Spanish team react during the men's doubles tennis competition against Andres Molteni and Maximo Gonzalez from the Argentina team, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Carlos Alcaraz, left, and Rafael Nadal from the Spanish team react during the men's doubles tennis competition against Andres Molteni and Maximo Gonzalez from the Argentina team, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)ASSOCIATED PRESS

PARIS (AP) — Rafael Nadal's manager says the 22-time Grand Slam champion will play his first-round match in singles at the Paris Olympics on Sunday.

The 38-year-old Nadal has dealt with a series of injuries the past two seasons. His right thigh was taped during his first-round doubles victory with Carlos Alcaraz for Spain on Saturday night. Nadal said after that match he hadn’t decided whether to compete in singles.

“Tomorrow, I don’t know what’s going to happen,” Nadal said Saturday. “I don’t know if I’m going to play or not.”

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He said then that he wanted to consult with his team before figuring out what to do.

Nadal went through a practice session Sunday morning to test his fitness, then opted to face Marton Fucsovics of Hungary in Court Philippe Chatrier in the afternoon, according to his manager, Benito Perez-Barbadillo.

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AP Olympics: https://apnews.com/hub/2024-paris-olympic-games

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