The Spaniard\u2019s doubles match alongside Alcaraz, where the Spanish duo ousted sixth-seeded Argentines Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni 7-6(4), 6-4 to reach the second round, concluded at close to 10 pm on Saturday night, while his singles first round match is to be played at 2 pm on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"A 2:00 p.m. game? I don\u2019t understand the schedule. It seems outrageous to me when I\u2019m playing at two o\u2019clock,\" said Nadal to the media on Saturday evening in Paris.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Nadal, who also picked up a thigh injury in training, played the entirety of the one-hour, 47-minute match with his upper right leg taped, but the lefty showed no signs of hindered movement.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
If Nadal does compete in the singles event, his opponent will also be Hungary\u2019s Fucsovics. A win would set a match-up with another tennis great and 24-time major winner Novak Djokovic, who raced to a 6-0, 6-1 victory against Australian Matthew Ebden in 53 minutes to reach the second round.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"I don\u2019t know if I\u2019ll play tomorrow. I\u2019ll have to go back to the village and talk to the team, I\u2019ll make the decision that I think is most appropriate to have a chance of getting results for Spain. Sometimes less is more,\" said Nadal, a two-time gold medallist (2008 Beijing singles, 2016 Rio doubles).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Alcaraz and Nadal made a roaring start to their much-anticipated doubles debut Saturday at the Paris 2024 Olympics.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"I don\u2019t know if I\u2019ll play tomorrow. I\u2019ll have to go back to the village and talk to the team, I\u2019ll make the decision that I think is most appropriate to have a chance of getting results for Spain. Sometimes less is more,\" said Nadal, a two-time gold medallist (2008 Beijing singles, 2016 Rio doubles).<\/p>\r\n\r\n