His track is a parcheesi board

The duo ‘Nadalcaraz’ is causing a sensation in the Olympic Games 2024. This Tuesday, Rafa and Carlitos They have reached the quarter-finals after defeating the Dutch Griekspoor and Koolhof in a thrilling super tie-break, thus keeping their dream of winning the Spanish Gold alive. They are going for it and working on their rapport on and off the court: “Little by little we are getting to know each other better off the court and that helps in the game. Now we have the opportunity to live together and it is a nice thing. We have a family atmosphere and we try to have a good time as much as possible,” revealed Alcaraz.

And the Murcian, accompanied by a large part of his family, also shares free time these days with Rafael Nadal at the Roland Garros facilities. Here they are not champions or rivals, they are family. While the Mallorcan plays with his son Rafita, Carlos Alcaraz He does it with his brother Jaime in a relaxed and informal atmosphere in which the trainers of both also participate, according to The world. They support each other, advise each other, encourage each other and also challenge each other, in this case off the court, because Nadal has ‘dragged’ his young partner to practice with him one of his great passions: the parchis.

It is one of Nadal’s great secrets: a game before going out on the court. He has been doing it for years with his coach, Carlos Moyaand these days, also with Alcaraz and FerreroThe game of cup-and-tea helps improve concentration and learn to draw up strategies, and although competitiveness runs through their blood, the games end with laughter and jokes from both sides.

For the tennis player from Manacor, these are very special days, as they will be his last Olympic Games; for the player from Murcia, they are his first, an experience that he is living to the fullest, as he refused to stay in a hotel to do so in the Olympic Village with the rest of the athletes: “I like being surrounded by people, feeling the passion and the energy. Staying in a hotel would have been quieter but I will never forget the affection of the athletes, the hugs and the selfies.”he said. His presence in public areas causes a sensation and there are quite a few memes circulating on social media with photographs of Alcaraz in his free time.