Yes, he has done it this Saturday in doubles, winning and qualifying, along with a great successor as a partner, Carlos Alcaraz in his first games and fulfilling the dream of playing alongside Nadal.

‘I don't know if I'm going to play tomorrow. I will talk to my people and make the smartest decision I can to have the best chance to bring a medal home,’ said Nadal, who justified his doubts in a thigh injury this morning.

His coach, Carlos Moya, is hopeful that the 48 hours between the injury and Nadal's debut at Paris 2024 will be sufficient for recovery. However, there are no guarantees that Nadal will be able to compete in the singles tournament. If he does play, he will face Hungary's Marton Fucsovics.

Protagonist

As a legend, Being a protagonist is Nadal destiny in Paris: he was one of the latest in take the torch just in the Opening Ceremony, just before the final lightning. He has played in the first days, winning in team with Alcaraz against Argentina. Alcaraz said that it was a dream for him and show his respect for Rafa. Nadal its the challenge of Novak Djokovic, who wants a golden medal in Paris and who wants fight for it with his eternal Spanish rival.

This Saturday, his partner Alcaraz has made his debut at the Paris Olympics with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Lebanon's Hady Habib to advance to the second round. Habib, ranked 275th in the world, travelled to Paris 2024 to play in the tennis men's doubles and unexpectedly found himself making history: he entered the singles draw due to Hubert Hurkacz's injury and the order of play made him the first Olympic tennis player in the history of Lebanon.

And Djokovic comfortably defeated Australian Matthew Ebden 6-0, 6-1 in just 53 minutes in a match not without controversy. Ebden had not played singles for years, as he trains for doubles, but was called upon to replace Britain's Andy Murray, who is booked for the doubles competition with which he will end his career.

This substitution was what caused Djokovic's anger, "I really don't understand the rules (...) I don't think it's a good image for the sport, there are a lot of singles players who could have been called to come," he said, before stating "I hope the ITF (International Tennis Federation) and the Olympics will change the rule because it was tough on Matt". What happens is that under ITF rules, any withdrawals are covered by the highest ranked doubles player.