<p>Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz will play doubles together for Spain at the upcoming Paris Olympics, the Spanish tennis federation said Wednesday.</p>
<p>The announcement comes three days after the 21-year-old Alcaraz won the French Open for the first time&mdash;earning his third Grand Slam trophy. The same courts used for the French Open each year will host Olympic tennis. Nadal has won the French Open a record 14 times.</p>
<p>Alcaraz, who will play in his first Olympics, is widely seen as the heir to Nadal in Spanish tennis, and has frequently remarked that Nadal was his childhood hero. &ldquo;Rafa and Carlos will be playing together in Paris,&rdquo; said Spain captain David Ferrer while announcing the squad.</p>
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