When their locks were long and their limbs super spry, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal played for the first time on the senior tennis circuit in the quarter-final of the 2006 French Open. Nadal, 20, advanced after 19-year-old Djokovic retired due to injury.
Storied would be wry way to describe their journeys to Monday's second round tie in the men's singles competition at the 2024 Olympics.