David Ferrer and Anabel Medinaselectors of the Spanish tennis teams, have been made official this Wednesday at the RCT Barcelona the lists of participants for the Paris Olympic Games (July 27 to August 4).
It should be remembered that the Olympic cut occurred with the updated classifications of last Monday, June 10. Ferrer has confirmed the team that MARCA advanced on May 28 and which includes Carlos Alcaraz (2), Rafael Nadal (protected ranking 9), Pablo Carreño (protected ranking 18), Alejandro Davidovich (32) and Marcel Granollers (1 in doubles).
Nadal and Alcaraz will not only play in singles but They will also form one of the two couples that enter the doubles draw. The other will be Granollers with Carreño or Davidovich.
In females, Sara Sorribes and Cristina Bucsa have entered directly into the singles and doubles tournaments. Paula Badosa has resigned. “Due to Badosa’s situation, she has decided not to use her protected ranking because she only has two more tournaments left,” said Anabel Medina, who will be in her sixth Games. “Spain in Paris and at Roland Garros she has always done well.”
The doubles tables will have 32 couples. Half will be in the mixed team, one of the most affordable medals for any national team. Just two victories already put you in the fight to get on the podium. The total number of participating tennis players will be 172.
We can opt for two or three medals
Miguel Díaz, president of the RFET
With a deadline of June 19, the selected players will have to be provided to the ITF. It is also the deadline to submit nominations for the men’s and women’s doubles events.. The organizing body of the test hopes to make the lists official at the end of June. It has until July 4, the date on which a press conference will be held at Wimbledon to confirm all the participants..
There are 56 direct places in the singles table out of a total of 64 competitors, with a maximum of four players per country. The paintings will be raffled on Thursday, July 25 at Le Club des Loges.
“The surface benefits us. Nadal was unlucky in the first round because he got the fittest player. Rafa will be a great candidate“warns Miguel Díaz, president of the Spanish Tennis Federation. “We can have two to three medals.”
