Bruno Soares, Brazil, former number 2 in doubles, says Rafael Nadal will be a contender for the Tokyo Olympic Games in doubles next year, although he does not regularly participate in doubles on the tour.
Bruno Soares says that Rafael Nadal and Marc Lopez’s duo will be a danger at the Tokyo Games
In an interview with Olympic Call, Soares talked about the double matches at the Tokyo Olympics next year.
“We are increasingly concerned about double couples, such as the Colombians (Juan Cabal and Robert Farah), the French (Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut), the British (Jamie Murray / Neal Skupski), they will be the favorites, together with me and Marcelo (Melo).
But there are other couples. Let’s take the example of Rafael Nadal and Marc Lopez, they are old men, they played together for ten years, although Nadal did not play the double on the circuit, we know the danger of this duo. “
Nadal and Lopez had won the double gold medal at the Rio Olympic Games in 2016. The Spanish tennis legend has won 11 double titles in all in his career, including some events in the Masters 1000 series. 38 years old, Soares, currently classified n.
Twenty-two in the world in doubles, he added that one of the best things about the doubles event at the Olympics was the surprise couples at the tournament. “The best thing about the Olympics is this uncertainty, as some suitable couples are formed, who do not play the circuit, there is always a lack of information and at the same time that surprise of how the couple will perform, this is one of the le interesting things about the dynamics of the Olympics “.
Bruno Soares took double place in the number 2 world ranking. He won his first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open 2016, with the collaboration of Jamie Murray and the couple then won the second double men’s title at the US Open 2016.
He also won three Grand Slam doubles in doubles, two at the US Open in 2012 and 2014, and one at the Australian Open in 2016. Soares won 32 titles on the ATP tour in doubles as well as reaching 30 ATP finals. He has reached the quarterfinals of the double in the previous two Olympics and hopes to go even better in Tokyo next season.
Soares also reached the semifinals at the end of the ATP Tour end of season on four occasions in 2013, 2016, 2017 and 2018. In singles, Soares reached number 221 in the world rankings.
