A thunderclap, and a muffled thud. A thunderclap, and a muffled thud. A thunderclap, and a muffled thud. Another muffled thud. Silence.
The sounds of ball on racket under the roof on Philippe-Chatrier, and the sounds of the irresistible force of Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal meeting the immovable object of Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek, as the feel-good tennis story of the 2024 Paris Olympics came to an end on Wednesday. The American pair of doubles specialists triumphed 6-2, 6-4.
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The result brought an end to the ‘Nadalcaraz’ doubles partnership that has brought joy to the crowds at Roland Garros throughout, despite Nadal in particular constantly saying that they had
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