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Rafael Nadal named in Rio Olympics draw
Rio de Janeiro ; Former world No. 1 Rafael Nadal will compete in next month’s Rio Olympics after recovering from a wrist injury, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said.
The 14-time Grand Slam winner has not played since pulling out of the French Open in May, reports Xinhua.
Nadal won gold at the Beijing 2008 Games but missed the London Olympics four years later due to a knee injury.
The 30-year-old, who is expected to be Spain’s flag-bearer at the opening ceremony on August 5, will compete in the singles and also the mixed doubles with French Open winner Garbine Muguruza, ITF announced on Friday.
“Nadal’s commitment is total and he will go to Rio to participate,” said Alejandro Blanco, the president of Spain’s Olympic committee.
“I have no doubts about his participation. He is training regularly in order to achieve what he wants – a medal.”
The announcement means that the four biggest names in men’s tennis — Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Roger Federer — will feature in both the singles and doubles draws in Rio.
Thirteen of the top 15 men’s singles players and 18 of the top 20 women will participate. There will be 64 players in the singles draws and 32 in the doubles.
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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