Rafael Nadal debut in Madrid Masters 1000 with rivalry with second round against the Serbian Myomir Kecmanovic. He does this in the battle that marks his return to the circuit after a cleft of the rib suffered a month and a half ago in Indian Wells Masters 1000which forced him to give up the previous three major tournaments on the calendar.
Nadal was injured in the semifinals against Carlos Alcaraz and tried his luck in the final battles Taylor Fritz. However, with many mobility problems, he gave up against the Americans for 6-3 and 7-6 (5) in what has been his only loss this year. Of course, the costs of his illness were higher, as they forced the Majorcan player to give up three previous major tournaments such as Miami Masters 1000 and, in clay court season already, two very important appointments for him as the Monte Carlo Masters 1000 and the Barcelona ATP 500.
Recovered and had a few days of training, Nadal he will reappear in one of his fetish tournaments ready to regain sensations, add achievements and gradually rediscover his best game in his goal to fight for the title. It is true that, within clay court tournaments, the Madridat altitude, meets conditions that are less suited to Nadal’s characteristics, but the fact that the public in Madrid has always been a great support and a synonym of motivation for him is less relevant.
Rafa is a five -time champion in this tournament, after winning in 2005, when the event was played on an indoor hard court, a memorable final against Ljubicic. Winnings in 2010, 2013, 2014 and 2017 are already in the Magic Box, in addition to three other lost finals.
Now Nadal looking for a new trophy in Madrid and for this it opens on Myomir Kecmanovic. The Serbian is, at 22 years old, number 32 on ATP and one of the circuit’s rising values. He qualified for the second round of the tournament after beating Kazakh on Tuesday in his debut Alexander Bublik for 6-4 and 7-5. Kecmanovic has had an impressive season, with a round of 16 at the Australian Open or quarter-finals at Indian Wells and Miami (he lost this tournament against Carlos Alcaraz) and also good results on clay: he asked for three sets from Novak Djokovic a few weeks ago in Belgrade and planted in Madrid after making the semifinals in Munich.
The Serbian will try to make the Spaniard uncomfortable, in what will be the second duel between the two on the ATP circuit. The previous confrontation took place in the round of 16 of the tournament Acapulco by the year 2020. Nadal then took the victory for 6-2 and 7-5.
When did Nadal – Kecmanovic play?
the battle was played today, Wednesday, May 4, not before 4:00 p.m.
Where to watch Nadal-Kecmanovic?
The meeting will be visible to Telesport. It can also be seen by RTVE Play. In addition, it can be seen by Movistar Plus by your dial Movistar Sports (53). You can follow all the information about the battles and tournaments through website of the world of sports.
Source: La Verdad
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