Alcaraz, Nadal named in Spanish Olympic tennis team

French Open champions Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal have been named in the Spain team for the 2024 Olympic Games, the Spanish Tennis Federation (RFET) announced on Wednesday.

World No 2 Alcaraz last weekend won his first Roland Garros title on the clay in Paris, where the Olympic tournament will take place from 27 July to 4 August.

Nadal boasts 22 Grand Slam victories, including a record 14 French Open titles, but only returned to competition last April after missing the best part of 16 months through injury and is currently ranked 264 in the world.

In addition to the singles tournament, Alcaraz, 21, and Nadal, 38, will team up to play doubles in the Games' doubles event.

The king and the prince side by side 😍👑

The Spanish tennis federation have confirmed that Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz will play doubles together at the Paris Olympics 🤝#Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/nfJWhIn87V

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The Spanish men's squad is completed by world number 32 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Pablo Carreno Busta and No 2-ranked doubles player Marcel Granollers.

On the women's side, Spanish No 1 Sara Sorribes and world number 67 Cristina Bucsa have been included in the team.

Injury-plagued former world No 2 Paula Badosa – now ranked 118 – will not be included in the squad for Paris.

"We have the chance of winning two or three medals (at the Olympics)," said RFET president Miguel Diaz Roman.

All national federations must produce their final list for the Games by 19 June at the latest.