Djokovic, Nadal on collision course at Olympics
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are on a collision course for an early-round showdown at the Olympic Tennis Event following the release of the draw Thursday.
The rivals, who have played 59 times in their Lexus ATP head2Head series, could meet in the second round. Top-seeded Djokovic opens against Australian Matthew Ebden. while unseeded Nadal plays his first round against Hungarian Marton Fucsovics.
[ATP APP]Two-time Olympics singles gold medallist Andy Murray has withdrawn from the singles but will play doubles with Daniel Evans.
Second seed Carlos Alcaraz plays his first match against Lebanon’s Hady Habib, with the winner to meet either Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor or Great Britain’s Cameron Norrie, No. 44 in the PIF ATP Rankings, in the second round.
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