Nadal, Djokovic Light Up Olympics As Daley Claims Fifth Medal
Tennis legends Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will write probably the final page in their epic sporting rivalry Monday at the Paris Olympics, where British diver Tom Daley grabbed his fifth medal in five Games.
In the pool, Canada's Summer McIntosh launched her bid for 400m medley gold in the morning session, while Australian Ariarne Titmus is hotly tipped to win her second swimming gold later in the day.
With fans basking under glorious blue Paris skies, a happy contrast to the soggy opening ceremony only three days ago, golds are up for grabs in 11 sports.
As forecasts issued a heat warning for Paris and surrounding areas, the hottest ticket in town was at Roland Garros, where Djokovic and Nadal will clash for a 60th time.
Djokovic shades Nadal 30-29 in their rivalry but the Spaniard has had an undeniable edge on the clay in the French capital down the years.
Nevertheless, Nadal was under no illusions given his 38 years and recent injury concerns.
"Of course it's beautiful to play against one of the two biggest rivals that I had in........
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