Marton Fucsovics vs Rafael Nadal Preview & Prediction | Paris 2024 Olympics | Men’s Tennis | First Round
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Rafa Nadal comes into the Paris 2024 Olympics in the twilight of his career, but the Mallorcan legend will relish a return to Roland Garros where he has enjoyed so much success
START DATE/TIME: Saturday 27th July, 2024, UK – 11:00am / US ET – 6:00am / US PT – 3:00am
SURFACE: Outdoor clay
HOW TO WATCH THE PARIS OLYMPICS ON TV: UK – BBC is the main broadcaster while some event will be televised on Eurosport / US – NBC is the main broadcaster while some events will be shown on NBCSN, CNBC, USA Network and Telemundo
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MARTON FUCSOVICS VS RAFAEL NADAL PREDICTION
Mr Roland Garros himself returns to the venue that he has dominated throughout his career as Rafa Nadal seeks to win Olympic Gold on his favourite court. There are plenty of question marks over his physical condition having only returned to action last week in the Swedish Open; his first appearance since the French Open. In truth, he has been struggling with injuries for some time now and that makes it difficult to see the clay-court legend challenge for medals in Paris.
He got some much-needed time on court in Sweden before losing to Nuno Borges but much will depend how his body stands up to this week. He is also playing doubles with Carlos Alcaraz and similar to Andy Murray, it would be no surprise to see him potentially prioritise that if he is struggling physically.
In the first round of the singles, Nadal faces Marton Fucsovics; an opponent he has never met before but will fully expect to beat. The Hungarian has no real form behind him and while it would be easy to see Nadal struggling against a bright young talent who plays well on clay, Fucsovics is not the one. Expect Rafa to progress here and move into the next round.
MARTON FUCSOVICS VS RAFAEL NADAL TIP: RAFAEL NADAL TO WIN
