The two-time singles gold medalist staved off retirement yet again and put him himself a win away from the medal rounds in men’s doubles.

Spain’s dream team earned a match tiebreak win over Dutch pair Tallon Griekspoor and Wesley Koolhof to reach the quarterfinals in men’s doubles.

A lengthy argument with Jaume Campistol over whether an overruled call interfered with her shot reduced the American to tears, hastening a straight-sets defeat to the recent Wimbledon semifinalist.

So far in Paris, Nadal has carried the torch and won as one-half of Nadalcaraz. Now he’ll try to level his head-to-head with Djokovic in their 60th meeting on Monday.

The two legends will be playing each other for the 60th time, with Djokovic leading the head-to-head, 30-29.

Swiatek, Djokovic, Gauff, Alcaraz, Rybakina, Zverev, Krejcikova, Ruud, Paolini and Nadal are among those seeking gold.

Triple Olympian Lleyton Hewitt will captain the men's team while Sam Stosur, Australia's only five-time tennis Olympian, will lead the women's team.

Djokovic had knee surgery after withdrawing from the French Open ahead of the quarterfinals and said he hoped to return to competition “as soon as possible.”

Both Top 10 players said they didn't want to switch from grass at Wimbledon to clay at Roland Garros for the Olympics and then immediately start the hard-court season in North America.

A three-time Grand Slam finalist, the Tunisian would have been one of her country’s best hopes for a medal this summer.

This will be the first Summer Games for the 22-year-old Sinner, who reached the top spot in the men's rankings this week following his run to the semifinals of the French Open.