Tennis fans are delighted after hearing that Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic could play one another at the Paris Olympics Games.
Following the draw for the tennis event at the prestigious sports event the Spaniard is on for a second round showdown with arguably his greatest rival.
Djokovic would need to defeat Matthew Ebden in round one while Nadal would need to get past Márton Fucsovics in his opening match.
Should they both reach the second round, Nadal and Djokovic would compete against one another for the 60th time.
What have tennis fans said about a possible Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic Olympics match?
Fans took to social media platform X to express their excitement with the prospect of the tennis legends facing each other one more time.
User @CrossAssetChart wrote: “This would be an absolute highlight for the tennis world”, while @TennisXtra added: “Hope, we get this one, because it will be fire!”
Furthermore, @sport_quo posted: “Brilliant draw, let’s hope they both win the 1st round games then,” with the fingers crossed emoji, and @Balkeet said: “Maybe their last professional match up. It’s a spectacle!”
The messages of delight continued to pour in as @ackshat1 said: “I hope we get this one and given playing for their countries, mouthwatering to say the least”, while @_jerseyapples posted: “Finally, it’s been too long.”
Have Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic played at the Olympics before?
Should Nadal and Djokovic play against each other in the second round at the Paris Games, it would be their second meeting at the Olympics.
The pair first clashed in the semi-finals of the 2008 Games in Beijing and like many of their battles it was a tight affair.
Nadal drew first blood by taking the first set 6-4, before Djokovic stormed back to take set two for the loss of just one game.
The pair fought to the end in the third and deciding set, but ultimately it was Nadal who prevailed after Djokovic missed a smash whiled own match point.
Nadal claimed a 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 win and advanced to the gold medal match where he defeated Fernando Gonzalez to become Olympic champion.
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