Spanish tennis legend Rafael Nadal is back to the level where he is not only pushing his opponents to their limits but also winning those matches. An example of this was seen during his third-round match at the Madrid Open where he defeated Pedro Cachin in a three-hour-long match.
Rafael Nadal has allayed fears that he is "worried" about playing back-to-back matches in a tournament so early in his comeback. Nadal is scheduled to face 30th-seeded Czech Jiri Lehecka in the fourth round of the Madrid Open.
It’s a stacked schedule on Tuesday as the entire fourth round of the men’s singles event will grace the main two arenas at the ATP Madrid Open. A certain five-time champion is still in the running for another title, as is the top seed.
With the fans from his home country behind him, Rafael Nadal continued to make a successful return from injuries by reaching the quarterfinals of the Mutua Madrid Open with a 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-3 victory over Pedro Cachin.
Rafael Nadal defeated Pedro Cachin in a match that took more than three hours, while women's top seed Iga Swiatek reached the quarterfinals at the Madrid Open.
Rafael Nadal is giving little weight to results right now, but some key statistics from his last tournament to his current one suggest he has improved by quite a margin.
The second week of the ATP Madrid Open is now well underway, with eight exciting third-round matches scheduled for Monday. Among the big names features none other than Rafael Nadal; he’ll look to take out Pedro Cachin, who recently upset Frances Tiafoe on Saturday.
Since turning 19 and becoming a major force on the ATP tour, Rafael Nadal has always been the favorite to win a match on clay except on eight occasions.
Italian tennis ace Jannik Sinner has talked about the influence Rafael Nadal has had on different generations of players over his career. As the 22-time Grand Slam champion gets closer to hanging up his racket, Sinner was asked about what impact Nadal had on his career and the Italian came up with a great answer.
Rafael Nadal has amplified his statement of potentially skipping Roland Garros if he is not in a position to win the tournament. Nadal shed light on his expected involvement at the clay-court major, which he has won a staggering 14 times in his career.
Rafael Nadal showed Australia's Alex de Minaur -- and the rest of the world -- that he's not ready to relinquish his crown as the king of clay, defeating him 7-6 (6), 6-3 in the second round at the Mutua Madrid Open on Saturday.
The hottest ticket yet at the ATP Madrid Open will involve the match between five-time champion Rafael Nadal and World #11 Alex de Minaur at Manolo Santana Stadium.
Five-time champion Rafael Nadal started his tournament strong as he sailed to a 6-1, 6-0 victory over 16-year-old wild card Darwin Blanch on Thursday in the opening round of the Mutua Madrid Open in Spain.
Rafael Nadal's comeback effort ended Wednesday with a second-round loss to No. 4 seed Alex De Minaur at the Barcelona Open in Spain. Competing for the first time since early January, Nadal began his Spanish homecoming Tuesday with a 6-2, 6-3 win against Italy's Flavio Cobolli.
It's looking increasingly likely that Nadal won't be able to go out on a high note.
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