Olympic Men's Tennis 2024: Sunday Round of 64 Bracket Results, Scores and Reaction

On Sunday, Rafael Nadal defeated Marton Fucsovics in three sets to reach the second round of the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Nadal's victory ensures that the greatest rivalry in the Open Era of men's tennis will happen at least once more.

In the second round, the 14-time French Open champion will face Novak Djokovic for the 60th time in his career (Djokovic leads 30-29).

The two have met once in the Olympics, in Beijing 2008, where Nadal defeated the Serbian in the semifinal en route to a gold medal.

Elsewhere, in the men's draw, No. 3 seed Alexander Zverev and sixth-seed Casper Ruud each won convincingly, while Stefanos Tstsipas needed three sets to defeat Zizou Bergs.

Sunday Olympic Results

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Norway's Casper Ruud reacts after beating Japan's Taro Daniel during their men's singles first round tennis match on Court Suzanne-Lenglen at the Roland-Garros Stadium at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Paris on July 28, 2024. (Photo by Martin BERNETTI / AFP) (Photo by MARTIN BERNETTI/AFP via Getty Images)

Men's Singles

No. 3 Alexander Zverev def. Jaume Munar, 6-2, 6-2

No. 6 Casper Ruud def. Taro Daniel, 7-5, 6-1

No. 8 Stefanos Tsitsipas def. Zizou Bergs, 7-6 (6), 1-6, 6-1

No. 9 Tommy Paul def. Luciano Darderi, 6-3, 6-4

No. 10 Ugo Humbert def. Fabian Marozsan, 6-3, 6-2

No. 11 Lorenzo Musetti def. Gael Monfils, 6-1, 6-4

No. 12 Sebastian Baez def. Thiago Monteiro, 6-4, 6-3

No. 13 Felix Auger-Aliassime def. Marcos Giron, 6-1, 6-4

Matteo Arnaldi def. No. 14 Arthur Fils, 6-4, 7-6 (7)

Roman Safiullin def. No. 15 Alejandro Tabilo, 6-4, 6-4

Alexei Popyrin def. No. 16 Nicolas Jarry, 6-3, 7-6 (5)

Rafael Nadal def. Marton Fucsovics, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4

Rafael Nadal Advances, Sets Up Match Against Novak Djokovic

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Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates after beating Hungary's Marton Fucsovics in their men's singles first round tennis match on Court Philippe-Chatrier at the Roland-Garros Stadium at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Paris on July 28, 2024. (Photo by Miguel MEDINA / AFP) (Photo by MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP via Getty Images)

Rafael Nadal stared down three break points deep in the third set, looking like his Olympic campaign, which had just begun, was already over.

Instead, the 14-time French Open champion defeated Marton Fucsovics in thrilling fashion to advance to the second round of the Paris 2024 Olympics.

The Spaniard will face rival Novak Djokovic for the 60th time in his career.

While Nadal has dominated the head-to-head matchup on clay (leads 20-8), he is currently far from his best and will need a vintage-like performance to advance and keep his hopes of winning a second gold medal alive.

When Nadal and Djokovic square off, nothing is out of the question, setting up what should be another unforgettable match.

Alexander Zverev, Casper Ruud Impressive in First Round

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Alexander Zverev of Germany controls the Ball during the Men's Singles First Round match between Alexander Zverev of Germany and Jaume Munar of Spain on Day 2 of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Roland-Garros Stadium on July 28, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Harry Langer/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)

Alexander Zverev and Casper Ruud, both top five favorites to win gold at Roland-Garros, played on Sunday.

Zverev, the recent runner-up at the 2024 French Open, dropped just four games.

Ruud, who reached the French Open final in back-to-back years (2022, 2023), struggled early.

In a sloppy first set, Ruud committed 16 unforced errors, but he was able to play his signature tennis late, dominating baseline rallies and committing just five unforced errors in the second set.