Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz were eliminated in Paris Olympics men's doubles on Wednesday by Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram in what is likely to be Nadal's final appearance at Roland Garros.
The Spanish Dream Team lost 6-2, 6-4 to the American fourth seeds advancing to the semifinals in Paris.
Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz, known as Nadalcaraz have been one of the main talking points of the tennis tournament at the Paris Games, electrifying the crowd in their first two matches.
But he was unbeaten in the last eight against doubles specialists Krajek and Ra both of Grand Slam winning pedigree.
Nadal was broken on Court Philippe Chatrier in the first game of the match and Alcaraz also lost serve as the American pair took the first set.
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In the seventh game of the second set, the Spaniard suffered another costly break which ultimately proved decisive.
They fought hard in the 10th game but failed to capitalize on three break points and Krajek and Ram sealed victory on their second match point.
Nadal, the 14-time French Open champion, said after a painful singles defeat by Novak Djokovic in Paris that he would decide his future after the Olympics.
The 38-year-old, immortalized in a statue at Roland Garros, has been plagued by injuries in recent years and is now ranked 161st in the world.
Alcaraz still has a chance to win a medal in the men's singles competition — he is through to the quarterfinals, where he will face American ninth seed Tommy Paul.
