Paris 2024: Tennis Day 5 order of play and schedule - When is Novak Djokovic playing? When does Rafael Nadal play?
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Updated 31/07/2024 at 00:51 GMT+1
Day five of the 2024 Olympic Games is packed with tennis galore where plenty of the stars will be heading to the courts. In the men's singles third round, Novak Djokovic will face Dominik Koepfer, whil Carlos Alcaraz will play Roman Safiullin. Later in the day, Alcaraz will be joined by doubles partner Rafael Nadal in the third round. Coco Gauff will also feature in the mixed and women's doubles.
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The tennis events at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games continue on Wednesday, July 31. Some of the biggest stars, including Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Coco Gauff and Rafael Nadal head to the courts to face off in the men's singles and a variety of doubles events.
Djokovic, who knocked Nadal out to advance into the third round, will face Dominik Koepfer and Alcaraz will play Roman Safiullin in the third round of the men's singles.
Alcaraz will later join Nadal in the men's doubles as they take on Americans Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram.
In the doubles, Gauff will be joined by US team-mate Taylor Fritz in the mixed doubles quarter-final where they will meet Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski and Felix Auger-Aliassime.
Gauff will partner Jessica Pegula as they come up against Linda Noskova and Karolina Muchova in the women's doubles second round.
When does Carlos Alcaraz play?
Two-time Wimbledon champion Alcaraz will face off against Safiullin at Suzanne-Lenglen on Wednesday.
With play starting no earlier than 11am (UK time), he will feature in the second game of the day in the third round of the men's singles.
He will then double back to join fellow Spaniard Nadal in the men's doubles. Nadal was knocked out by Djokovic in the men's singles but will feature in the men's doubles alongside Alcaraz from 6pm.
When does Novak Djokovic play?
Djokovic will face German Dominik Koepfer on Court Phillipe-Chatrier.
Having already won three Grand Slams at Roland-Garros in his career, the Serb - in his fifth Olympics - is eyeing the crowning glory of a first gold medal.
The closest Djokovic has ever got to becoming Olympic champion was at Beijing 2008, where he gained bronze after losing to Nadal in the semi-final.
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When does Coco Gauff play?
US Open champion Gauff gets her first of two matches underway on Wednesday afternoon on court 14 as she competes with team-mate Pegula against Czechia’s Muchova and Noskova in the second round of the women’s doubles.
Shortly after, the 20-year-old will join Fritz for the final match on Court Simonne-Mathieu as they represent the USA in a mixed doubles match against Canada’s Dabrowski and Auger-Aliassime.
The doubles events will be Gauff’s only chance of winning a medal at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, having been knocked out of the women’s singles tournament by Donna Vekic on Tuesday.
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