Rafa Nadal has a new touchstone this week in Madrid in their preparation for the great goal of the season: Roland Garros. The Spaniard is trying to continue accumulating matches to get to Paris as much as possible, although he will not have an easy time in the Madrid tournament.
He will have, on Thursday, a very affordable rival, the unknown Darwin Blanch, a 16-year-old boy who was invited by the tournament organization. The American has almost no experience on the professional circuit, where he has only played one game. It was at the Miami Masters 1000 and he lost to the Czech Tomas Macac.
In the second round he will face Alex de Minaurhis executioner in the previous Count of Godó.
Francis Tiafoe is emerging as his theoretical third rival before a possible high-voltage duel in the round of 16 against Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Daniil Medvedev in the quarterfinals and Jannik Sinner in the semifinals They complete a very stiff upper part of the painting.
More affordable will be the path of Carlos Alcaraz until the final. The Murcian, second seed, will debut against the winner of the duel between Alexander Shevchenko or Arthur Rinderknechwith Lorenzo Musetti as a possible opponent in the third round and Ugo Humbert or Jan Lennard Struff in the round of 16.
Andrey Rublev or Holger Rune, both at low times this season, are their theoretical rivals in the quarterfinals, while Alexander Zverev aims for an opponent in the semifinals.
For his part, Jannik Sinner will start the second round against his compatriot Lorenzo Sonego or a rival from the previous round. and will face Jordan Thompson in the third round. Karen Khachanov looms as an obstacle in the round of 16 and Grigor Dimitrov and Casper Ruud will battle it out to face her in the quarterfinals.
Medvedev or Tsitsipas will meet in a hypothetical semifinal from the top of the painting.
For other Spaniards, Roberto Carballés will face German Dominik Koepfer, Daniel Altmaier is also Martín LandaluceJaume Munar to the Portuguese Nuno Borges and Alejandro Davidovich to the winner of the duel between the Chinese Juncheng Shang and a player from the previous stage.
Possible quarterfinals
Jannik Sinner (1) – Casper Ruud (5)
Daniil Medvedev (3) – Stefanos Tsitsipas (6)
Alexander Zverev (4) – Hubert Hurkacz (8)
Andrey Rublev (7) – Carlos Alcaraz (2)
Source: La Verdad
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