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0-30 Goffins. Nadal,
second double fault and consecutive.

0-15 Nadal,
first double sin

Rafael Nadal 2-2 David Goffin

I play 15 Goffin, great drop shot. A quarter of a game time. The Belgian came from a break point in the second game.

30-15 Goffin, showing his speed of movement. He is a streak player. Very talented, not very consistent.

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Rafael Nadal 2-1 David Goffin

I play 15 Nadal, another comfortable turn to serve.

40-15 Nadal received his first point by serving, failing after attacking the rest of the Belgian.

40-0 Nadal, wins backhand after Goffin move.
at 149km/h. It looks incredible that he is a month and a half off the circuit. A special gift for work and coming back that is more beautiful than his play.
He still has time and game before Roland Garros. Then Madrid, without stopping, to Rome.

30-0 Nadal,
6 to 6 points with a serve.

Rafael Nadal – David Goffin 1-1

Goffin got into trouble adding three straight points from 30-40 Nadal. The Belgian was aggressive, he controlled the track with his flat shots.

both. Goffin’s line, erased it with Nadal’s shoes,
which does not specify the first break option.

30-40 NADAL BREAK BALL. Lots of backhand misses from Goffin.

30-30 Nadal finds Goffin’s backhand, which hits him with both hands. One of the lightest tennis players on the circuit but with fast legs

30-15 Goffins. The first intense and long rally ended with a wide backhand by Rafa.

15-15 Goffins,
personal first ace. Divide the dynamic 5 points followed by Nadal.

0-15 Nadal, after a setback in the Goffin net.

Rafael Nadal – David Goffin 1-0
Nadal blank game,
in a minute of superb service.

40-0 Nadal ‘gunner’.

30-0 Nadal went well on the first serve. resounding

15-0 Rafael Nadal
start with an ace. Like its ending against Miomir Kecmanovic the day before.

Rafael Nadal 0-0 David Goffin
The match will begin, at the service of Rafa Nadal, as he chose when he won the draw.

Going for the quarterfinals
The Novak Djokovic-Hubert Hurkacz duel is already designed, with a crossover in the semifinals against whoever survives from the Rafa Nadal-David Goffin and Carlos Alcaraz-Cameron Norrie section, which will play at 8 p.m.

The five -time champion, on stage
Rafa Nadal won in 2005 on the hard court and won, already on clay, in 2010, 2013, 2014 and 2017.

Rafa Nadal and David Goffin warmed up. Sun, heat, perfect conditions for the Spanish left.

Rafael Nadal won the draw and chose to release.

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The British
Richard Haigh will referee in this round of 16 match.

David Goffin and Rafa Nadal entered at the Manolo Stanana Stadium of Caja Mágica.

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A record top-10 compared to the previous top-10
Rafa Nadal, 35, added his 867th consecutive week to the top-10, which he has not left since it was released on April 25, 2005.

David Goffin is number 60 at 31 years old, after being number seven in 2017. There have been many injuries in previous seasons.

Tribute to Marc Lopez
The Olympic doubles champion, honored at Manolo Santana Stadium.
He played his last match against Carlos Alcaraz in this Caja Mágica. There may be another meeting in the future that will duet with Rafa Nadal, who is now one of his coaches,
with Carlos Moyà and Francis Roig.

Rafael Nadal, second game; David Goffin, fifth
Rafa Nadal reappeared against Miomir Kecmanovic yesterday Wednesday. Wins by 6-1 and 7-6 (4) a month and a half after his last fight due to rib injury, stress cracking.

David Goffin, champion at the start of the current gravel tour in Marrakech,
they passed the qualifying phase by winning both of their matches. In the main draw he defeated the Russian
Aslan Karatsev 6-2 at 7-5 at Dutchman Botic Van de Zandschulp 6-4 at 6-2.

The seventh duel Rafa Nadal vs. David Goffin
Rafa dominated the series by 4-2. His four wins, on clay. One in Madrid, in the quarterfinals of 2017: 7-6 (3) and 6-2.

Sunny day in Madrid, the way Rafa Nadal likes it
On his debut against Miomir Kecmanovic, the same incident occurred in the first set (6-1) but the pouring rain forced the roof closed to play the second set, where he ended the match with 7-6 ( 7-4). ).

Novak Djokovic, in the quarters not playing
It passes through the upper part with the Spaniards Nadal and Alcaraz. I will wait for one of the two in the semifinals.
Number one didn’t play today because Andy Murray took sick leave.

Tomorrow Nole will face Polish Hubert Hurkaczwho ousted Serbian Dusan Lajovic 7-5, 6-3.

One day to sign the Nadal – Alcaraz quarterfinal crossing
Rafa Nadal had a Round of 16 against David Goffin within minutes.
At 8 p.m., Carlos Alcaraz will celebrate his 19th birthday by measuring himself against British Cameron Norrie.

If the two Spaniards meet the prediction, tomorrow will be a quarterfinal duel, third between them. The most expected and desired: the legend vs. the feeling of the moment.

Rafa Nadal – David Goffin: open court in Madrid
Hi, good afternoon, let’s start the live narration of the battle between the Spaniards
Rafael Nadal and the Belgian
David Goffin. Round of 16 of the Mutua Madrid Open.

The Tunisian
Ons Jabeur She was the first female finalist after beating Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova, who left the center-back free for the arrival of Nadal and Goffin.