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Rafael Nadal vs Marton Fucsovics: Olympic Tennis tournament – First round
The 22-time Grand Slam Champion Rafael Nadal will take on Marton Fucsovics in the opening round of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Rafael Nadal Profile
Former world No. 1 Rafael Nadal is currently 161st in the ATP rankings. The Spanish are 11-7 for the season and 6-5 on clay.
He is coming off a 6-3, 6-2 loss to Nuno Borges in the final in Bastad. Earlier this season, Nadal reached the quarterfinals in Brisbane and the round of 16 in Madrid.
Nadal will also play in men’s doubles with Carlos Alcaraz.
Nadal won the gold medal in singles at the 2008 Olympics, and eight years later he won the gold in doubles.
Marton Fucsovics Profile
Marton Fucsovics is currently 83rd in the ATP rankings, and his career high was No. 31. The Hungarian is 15–12 for the season and 9–5 on clay.
Fucsovics is coming off a 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 loss to Roberto Carballes Baena in the opening round in Kitzbuhel. That was his fifth consecutive loss in the first match of the tournament. Fucsovics’ best result this season was winning the Challenger in Bucharest, and he also made it to the quarterfinal in Estoril.
Fucsovics will also play in men’s doubles with Fabian Marozsan.
Head-to-Head Medvedev leads 1-0
This will be the first match between Rafael Nadal and Marton Fucsovics.
Prediction and Conclusion
Rafael Nadal is back at the Roland Garros courts in Paris, the place where he has won 14 Grand Slam titles. He lost in the opening round of this year’s French Open to Alexander Zverev, but here he is back at his favorite surface. Nadal will face Marton Fucscovics in the opening round of the tournament, which should not be a serious challenge. Fucsovics has probably the strongest body frame on the tour, but that will not help him much against one of the best players ever. Nadal is set to face Novak Djokovic in the second round, and he will get the job done quickly in straight sets against Fucsovics.
