In a key match in the second round of the men's doubles tennis at the Paris Olympics that ended in the early morning of July 31, Beijing time, the Spain pair Nadal/Alcaraz defeated the Netherlands pair Griskop/Kurhoff after a tiebreaker and successfully advanced to the top 8. The scores were 6-4, 6(2)-7 and 10-2.

【World Ranking】

Alcaraz is ranked No. 2 in the world in singles, while Rafael Nadal has slipped to No. 161 in the world rankings due to a long-term injury absence. Their opponent is ranked 39th in the world, while his partner Kurhoff is a doubles player and is ranked 18th in the world.

【Confrontation Situation】

Because Nadal and Alcaraz are only competing together in doubles for the first time at the Games, the two pairs have never played each other before.

【Contest Review】

In the first set, Nadal/Alcaraz broke first in the seventh game and led 5-3 after holding serve in the eighth game. In the 10th game, Spain won the first set 6-4 after holding serve to win the set.

In the second set, both pairs failed to break their opponents' serves, and the match went to a tie-break, and the Netherlands won 7-2.

According to the regulations, the Olympic tennis doubles tiebreaker went directly to the tie-break, and Nadal/Alcaraz won easily 10-2 with their superior skills, thus eliminating their opponents and advancing to the quarterfinals.

【Next Round Opponent】

After advancing to the quarterfinals, Nadal/Alcaraz will face fourth seeds United States Ram/Krajisek for a place in the last four.