Rain threatens Nadal’s triple title bid
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TORRENTIAL rain wiped out the entire 25-match tennis program at the Olympics on Wednesday, threatening to scupper Rafael Nadal’s triple gold medal assault.
Among the matches cancelled were all three due to feature Nadal who is still in the singles, men’s doubles and mixed doubles.
The 30-year-old Spaniard is playing his first tournament in two months after being forced to quit the French Open with a left wrist injury.
He has already played five matches in three days in Rio and on Wednesday had been due to tackle France’s Gilles Simon for a place in the men’s quarterfinals.
Nadal was then set to play with Marc Lopez against Daniel Nestor and Vasek Pospisil of Canada for a spot in the doubles final.
The 14-time major winner was also scheduled to play mixed doubles for the first time in his career with French Open champion Garbine Muguruza.
The Spanish pair are drawn to face Czechs Lucie Hradecka and Radek Stepanek in the 16-pair tournament.
Also scrubbed from the schedule was defending champion Andy Murray’s third-round tie against Fabio Fognini.
Juan Martin del Potro, who beat world No. 1 Novak Djokovic, was returning to face Taro Daniel of Japan yesterday.
Yesterday’s schedule will also include all of the women’s quarterfinals: Angelique Kerber of Germany vs Johanna Konta of Britain; Elina Svitolina of Ukraine vs Czech Petra Kvitova; Madison Keys of the United States vs Russia’s Daria Kasatkina; and Monica Puig of Puerto Rico vs Germany’s Laura Siegemund.
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