In Pictures: Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Swiatek, Jessica Pegula, other players' hilarious official Olympics profiles go viral
Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Iga Swiatek are some of the top players gearing up for the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics. The tennis matches at the Games are scheduled to begin on July 27, 2024.
The official singles and doubles entry list was released on July 4 with the mixed doubles list due to be released on July 23. The players' profiles were recently uploaded on olympic.com along with their pictures.
The pictures went viral with tennis fans making collages of the profile pictures of several players. While the pictures have no background, it is the players' expressions and angles that make them look different from how they otherwise appear on camera.
One of the fans on X bunched a few of the pictures together and hilariously captioned it:
"I will not coach you."
The post contained pictures of players, including Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Swiatek, and Laura Siegmund who were seen staring into the camera.
Another fan picked Iga Swiatek, Jessica Pegula, Angelique Kerber, and Bianca Andreescu as the funniest shots from the lot.
According to a fan on X, the only two pictures that were in "full glam" were of Donna Vekic and Caroline Wozniacki.
"ok done with the olympics pics spam now but why are these two in FULL GLAM while others look like they haven't slept in years," a fan joked.
Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic headline Paris Olympics 2024
Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will take to the clay courts of Roland Garros at the 2024 Paris Olympics in a bid for the coveted Olympic gold medal.
An Olympic gold medal eludes the 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic. He won a bronze medal in singles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He later competed at the 2012 London Olympics where he lost the bronze medal to Juan Martin Del Potro in the semi-finals.
He had a similar run in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics where he lost the bronze medal to Pablo Carreno Busta. That year, Djokovic also earned fourth place in mixed doubles partnering with Nina Stojanivoc. The Serb will be eyeing the gold at this year's Paris Olympics after a runner-up finish at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships.
Rafael Nadal won his first gold medal in singles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics defeating Fernando Gonzalez. He later claimed his second Olympic gold medal in doubles at the 2016 Rio Olympics alongside Marc Lopez.
The 22-time Grand Slam champion is currently competing in the Nordea Open in Bastad where he has reached the quarter-finals in singles and semi-finals in doubles.