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Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal played doubles together at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Carlos Alcaraz expressed his hope that the Davis Cup Finals are not Rafael Nadal\u2019s \u201clast dance\u201d after the 22-time Grand Slam winner was selected as part of the Spanish team.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nadal\u00a0joins\u00a0Alcaraz\u00a0in making up part of captain David Ferrer\u2019s team for the Finals, which will take place in Malaga this November.<\/p>\n

Spain last won the men\u2019s team event in 2019 where they were anchored by Nadal, who had won the French and US Open titles earlier that season.<\/p>\n

However, rumours are swirling that this year\u2019s event could be the final tournament of the 38-year-old\u2019s career, after repeated physical issues over the past two seasons.<\/p>\n

Nadal has not played since the Olympic Games in Paris, where he fell in the second round of the men\u2019s singles to Novak Djokovic, and reached the doubles quarter-final alongside Alcaraz.<\/p>\n

The former world No 1 was set to play the Laver Cup this past weekend but pulled out \u2013 with Alcaraz proving to be the main star of the event.<\/p>\n

Speaking just under two months ahead of the Finals, Alcaraz revealed that he does not \u201cwant to think\u201d about the possibility of Nadal retiring at the tournament.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s always great having Rafa around,\u201d said the world No 3.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI miss him. I\u2019m not going to lie, I missed him in the Laver Cup. Obviously, as much time as I can spend with him, it\u2019s a privilege for me.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want to think that it\u2019s a potential last dance for him in Malaga. I just want to enjoy seeing him on court as much as I can.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s great support having him in the team. He can bring a lot of experience to the Davis Cup.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Alcaraz played a key role in securing Spain\u2019s place at the Finals, winning two singles rubbers and a doubles rubber in his nation\u2019s successful qualification campaign in Valencia two weeks ago.<\/p>\n

After guiding Team Europe to Laver Cup glory, the French Open and Wimbledon champion returns to ATP action at the China Open in Beijing<\/p>\n

Alcaraz is the second seed in the Chinese capital, only behind world No 1 Jannik Sinner, and comes into the tournament feeling confident after his Laver Cup performances in Berlin.<\/p>\n

\u201cI played great matches in the Laver Cup, which helped me a lot to have more confidence coming to this tournament,\u201d added the 21-year-old.<\/p>\n

\u201cI beat Ben Shelton, who was playing great, and Taylor Fritz, who came from the final in New York.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving those victories, it\u2019s great for my confidence and level to come here with extra energy knowing I\u2019m ready to do a good result, knowing that I have a really tough draw.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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