Paris holds its breath for Olympics opening ceremony and superstar Nadal

Paris was on Thursday counting down the hours to the most ambitious Olympics opening ceremony in history on the river Seine, as tennis icon Rafael Nadal was fighting an injury battle which could shatter his gold medal dreams.- Scandal-hit Canadians - Nadal, a two-time gold medallist whose career has been plagued by a series of injuries, suffered a thigh injury in training at Roland Garros.