Aug 1, 2024; Paris, France; Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram play in the men’s doubles semifinals during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Stade Roland Garros.
Allen resident Austin Krajicek is already guaranteed an Olympic medal.
He and his partner, Rajeev Ram, earned themselves a trip to the gold medal match on Saturday after beating hall-of-fame tennis star Rafael Nadal and his doubles partner (representing Spain) in the quarterfinals.
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WATCH HEREThey then went on to beat the doubles team from Czechia in the semi-finals to earn their way to the final.
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SIGN UP It was a convincing win in straight sets, setting Krajicek up for what he has said is his dream: to win an Olympic medal.
Krajicek is getting another chance at Olympic glory after he and his then-tennis partner, Tennys Sandgren, lost in the bronze medal match at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
