2024-07-27 19:05:00
Nadal – Alcaraz in doubles: they are set for the first time to a tie break
The first egg of the match, however, went to another legendary tennis player: Billie Jean Kingwho was in charge, with a cane, announcing the start of the game.
In the tunnel of the locker room, and before entering the court, Nadal put his hand on Alcaraz’s shoulder to encourage him to go out first. The Spanish tennis players were found with all the spectators on their feet and many mobile phones in their hands. No one wanted the chance to represent a historic moment.
The Spanish flags were raised before the game started.
They had to do it.
The first “Olé!” of the crowd that came with Nadal’s first point to make it 15-15 in the first game of the match. But the first set point went to the Argentinian duo (1-0). And this was answered in the stands with some “Let’s go, Spain!”
The tennis match on the court seemed to fall into the stands: from Philippe Chatrier’s silent mysticism with the ball in play – where you could even hear the high fives between Nadal and Alcaraz as they celebrated – to the applause and screams at each of the points. Euphoria when they fell on the Spanish side, and an almost unanimous “Ohhhh!” when not. The fan’s vocal cords were collected in the strings of the Spanish racket. The stands were with them.
And they, somehow, in the stands: Rafael Nadal’s son, Rafa Nadal Jr., was playing at the start of the match with a racket in his hands at the same time as his father on the clay.
At the air as a rival, maybe it was easier to win. His father had to do it on the court with Alcaraz, with whom he spoke before almost every attendance.
The first set was not easy, but it was a constant comeback, and they reached the break in a tie. Both celebrated as a sticker and his right fist made it 3-5 in their favour. And with his fist to the sky the 3-6. One hour and one minute into the match, a 4-7 tie resulted, which ultimately meant that the stands broke into a roar to celebrate the set for the Spaniards.
The only thing that stopped Philippe Chatrier from supporting Nadal and Alcaraz for a moment was the French rugby sevens team. When the final that sealed the first gold for the French delegation in its own Games at the Stade de France, the final “Let’s go, Carlitos! Let’s go, Rafa!” “Allez, Les Bleus!” instead of momentarily.
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