WATCH: Rafael Nadal passing by makes Maria Camila Osorio stop her interview and stare in awe at Spaniard at Paris Olympics 2024
Colombian player Maria Camila Osorio was spotted staring at Rafael Nadal in awe as the Spaniard passed by her during media duties at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Both players are representing their nations at the ongoing Olympics.
Osorio is participating in her second Olympics while Nadal is taking part in his fourth and possibly final Olympic Games. The Colombian and the Spaniard had taken part in the respective singles event but both have been ousted.
However, Osorio got to live an adorable moment at the Games before she was eliminated. While she was having a chat with the media on Monday, July 29, Nadal happened to pass by.
She looked once but when she realized it was the Spaniard, she looked again and stopped her interview to stare at him in awe as he passed by. Watch the moment below:
Rafael Nadal and Maria Camila Osorio have been eliminated from the singles event at Paris Olympics 2024
In her first Olympics in Tokyo, Maria Camila Osorio lost in the first round against Switzerland's Viktorija Golubic. She has made significant strides since then and defeated tough competition at the Paris Olympics before facing defeat in the third round.
World No. 83 Osorio faced World No. 11 Jelena Ostapenko in the first round at the Paris Games. The Colombian put up an impressive display to win the match 6-4, 6-3. In the second round, the 22-year-old defeated World No. 28 Dayana Yastremska 7-6(4), 6-4.
Osorio's toughest test came in the third round on Tuesday, July 30, when she took on World No. 9 Danielle Collins. Osorio was bageled in the first set but found her composure to win the second. The American, however, was too good for the young Colombian who lost 0-6, 6-4, 3-6.
Meanwhile, Rafael Nadal took to the Court Philippe-Chatrier amidst much fanfare at the Paris Olympics. In the singles event, he faced Hungary's Marton Fucsovics in the first round and defeated him 6-1, 4-6, 6-4.
The Spaniard was pitted against top seed Novak Djokovic in the second round. The Serb managed to win his 60th battle against Nadal to extend his lead over him to 31-29.
Nadal, however, continues his run at the Olympics in the doubles event with Carlos Alcaraz. The Spanish pair will take on the Netherlands' Tallon Griekspoor and Wesley Koolhof on Tuesday, July 30.