Jessica Pegula jokes about finding "no seats" during Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz's Paris Olympics 2024 doubles QF

Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz (L) & Jessica Pegula (R) (Image source: GETTY)
Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz (L) & Jessica Pegula (R) (Image source: GETTY)

Jessica Pegula joked about having to sit at the back due to a lack of empty seats while supporting her Team USA teammates because of Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz's hype. The Spanish duo lost to the American team of Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek in straight sets at the 2024 Paris Olympics, bringing an end to their dream run.

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The blockbuster pairing of Nadal and Alcaraz created a huge buzz among tennis fans when the Spaniards' participation in the prestigious event in Paris, that are being held at Roland Garros, was confirmed.

The duo lived up to its hype, ousting sixth seeds Andres Molteni and Maximo Gonzalez from Argentina in the opening round of the event. They followed this performance up with a topsy-turvy win over the Dutch duo of Wesley Koolhof and Tallon Griekspoor to reach the final eight.

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However, their dream run was ended by Team USA's Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek. The fourth-seeds defeated the Spaniards 6-2, 6-4 in an hour and 37 minutes.

Jessica Pegula, who was in the crowd to cheer on her teammates Ram and Krajicek posted a selfie of herself on X (formerly Twitter) where she can be seen seated way at the back. She joked about how she was trying to support her teammates but due to the 'NadAlcaraz' hype, there were no empty seats.

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“When you’re trying to watch your team play but it’s nadal/alcaraz and there’s no seats 😂,” Pegula tweeted.
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Jessica Pegula's campaign at Paris Olympics 2024 comes to disappointing end

Jessica Pegula at the Olympics (Image source: GETTY)
Jessica Pegula at the Olympics (Image source: GETTY)

Jessica Pegula's Paris Olympics run has ended in disappointment as the American will be going back with no medals. She competed in the singles as well as women's doubles, for which she teamed up with longtime partner Coco Gauff.

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In singles, Pegula kicked off her run with a comfortable 6-3, 6-4 win against Switzerland's Viktorija Golubic. However, her run came to an in the next round against Ukraine's Elina Svitolina, who ousted the American from a set-down 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 in an hour and 46 minutes.

In doubles, the 30-year-old alongside Coco Gauff was the top seed for the event. They kicked off their campaigns by taking out the Australian duo of Ellen Perez and Daria Saville 6-3, 6-1.

However, the American duo lost 6-2, 4-6, 5-10 to the Czech duo of Karolina Muchova and Linda Noskova in a topsy-turvy thriller.

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