Rafa Nadal – Jiri Lehecka 4-3
Half time into the game, Rafa Nadal took control of the match. I’m playing at 30. Good defense with the serve, which is important because Lehecka won’t give her many break options.
40-15 Nadal, too attentive to the moves of Lehecka, who is not surprised to climb the net. Rafa is ready.
30-0 Nadal, who must serve carefully because Lehecka’s lips are poisoned. The Czech takes a lot of risks, this is his way of playing. When he gets on a streak, it’s very dangerous.
Rafa Nadal – Jiri Lehecka 3-3
Four points in a row from Lehecka from 0-30 Nadal. A hammer when he hits the first serve.
40-30 Lehecka, three points in a row.
30-30 Serve and net Lehecka, who doesn’t want to volley a second time, and Rafa’s return almost goes in.
15-30 Nadal, who defends a lot, but his ball keeps falling until it is too tame for the Czech’s forehand.
Lehecka’s foot is foul.
0-30 Nadal, also holding onto his backhand, forcing the machine.
0-15 Nadal, good cross backhand return.
Rafa Nadal – Jiri Lehecka 3-2
I play 30 Nadal, directing his shots well, varying the game. When he has to hit on the move, Lehecka misses more.
40-30 Nadal, overtaken at this point by a parallel forehand that is a missile.
30-15 Nadal, another dropshot reached by Lehecka, but the man from Manaco was helpful to have a shot that surely passed the Czech into the net.
Rafa Nadal – Jiri Lehecka 2-2
Blank game from Czech, 22 years old and No. 31 in the world. He is the sensation of the 2023 Australian Open.
40-0 Lehecka, very solid in his first serve. Until the percentage drops or he starts reading it better, the rest of Rafa will suffer. A question of patience, of searching for the best placement.
Rafa Nadal – Jiri Lehecka 2-1
Serve and forehand, Nadal’s usual manual. Good sign that he deployed it. I play at 15. Rafa looks more like the pre-injury version. Growing more in clay every day.
40-15 Nadal, directs his serve to Lehecka’s body. The Spaniard is doing a lot, and he doesn’t want the rival to hit easily.
30-0 Nadal, draws Lehecka to the net, who makes a left counter but is at the mercy of Nadal’s passing.
Rafa Nadal – Jiri Lehecka 1-1
Game at 15 Lehecka, dominated on his first serve. TWO ACES.
40-15 Lehecka, comfortable with his first ‘cannon’, suffers when the ball is in play. In the Czech box, as a supervisor, Tomas Berdych.
30-0 Lehecka, fly at a speed of 226 km/h.
Rafa Nadal – Jiri Lehecka 1-0
Game 30 Nadal, promising start. Run the ball, move it as you like.
30-30 Nadal, looking for Lehecka’s backhand, patiently makes the point and takes the initiative.
Among those present, Cholo Simeones, coach of Atlético and does not care not to miss the Bayern-Real Madrid match that is currently being played.
Among those present, Cholo Simeones, coach of Atlético and does not care not to miss the Bayern-Real Madrid match that is currently being played.
15-30 Lehecka. Nadal’s first double fault.
15-15 Very good Nadal. His opponent moving with his right, he completely destroyed it with a drop shot. Full in the middle, they will applaud Rafa’s talent.
0-15 Lehecka, causing Nadal to make a mistake with a deep return, on the line.
Rafa Nadal – Jiri Lehecka 0-0
Rafael Nadal serves. The match begins, the last part of the men’s round of 16. Russian Daniil Medvedev awaits in the quarterfinals.
closed roof
As the players warm up, the organization closes the roof of the Manolo Santana Stadium of the Caja Mágica in Madrid.
Lehecka won the draw, and surprises
Jiri Lehecka, a server, chose to start the deduction after winning the toss.
For Rafa Nadal it was fine, he would have chosen the same way, to start serving.
The French referee Arnaud Gabas.
Nadal and Lehecka, on track
In the reverse order of the ranking, it is considered that Rafa Nadal will come out later because his protected ranking is world No. 9. GALA OVATION TO WELCOME THE FIVE-TIME HISTORIC CHAMPION OF THE TOURNAMENT.
Rafa Nadal, fourth match in Madrid
The five-time champion defeated Darwin Blanch, Alex de Miñaur and Pedro CachÃn. It has been a success for him to play three games, he will test himself in the fourth, he will see if his body has recovered from yesterday’s three-hour effort against CachÃn.
Daniil Medvedev, rival waiting in the quarterfinals
The Russian Daniel Medvedev defeated the Kazakh in the round of 16 Alexander Bublik by 7-6 (3) and 6-4. Wait in the quarters for the best of Nadal-Lehecka. This game is on Thursday.
On Wednesday the top part of the draw plays, including Carlos Alcaraz measuring up to Andrey Rublev 4 o’clock in the afternoon.
First match between Nadal and Lehecka
Rafael Nadal 37 years old and number 512 in the world, he faces the Czech for the first time Jiri Lehecka, 22 years old and number 31. Although they trained a few days ago in this same Caja Mágica. The Central European, following in the footsteps of Tomas Berdych, the last Czech quarterfinalist at an ATP Masters 1000.
Round of 16 results of the day
Jannik Sinner (Ita/1) beat Karen Khachanov (Rus/16) 5-7, 6-3, 6-3
Felix Auger-Aliassime (Can) beat Casper Ruud (Nor/5) 6-4, 7-5
Daniil Medvedev (Rus/3) defeated Alexander Bublik (Kaz/17) 7-6 (3), 6-4
Taylor Fritz (USA/12) defeated Hubert Hurkacz (Pol/8) 7-6 (2), 6-4
Francisco Cerúndolo (Arg/21) over Alexander Zverev (Ale/4) 6-3, 6-4
Andrey Rublev (Rus/7) defeated Tallon Griekspoor (Ned/24) 6-2, 6-4
Carlos Alcaraz (Esp/2) over Jan-Lennard Struff (Ale/23) 6-3, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (4)
Unusual schedule for Rafa Nadal
Under normal conditions he would not miss the Champions League match between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid. In addition, he prefers to compete in the sun, which has a more lively and drier track, with bouncing balls.
But he wants to give himself more room to rest after yesterday’s three-hour match against Pedro CachÃn in the third round match. THIS WAS THEIR FOURTH GAME, something unknown in nearly two years.
Ready for Nadal – Lehecka
Hello. Good evening. The Manolo Santana Stadium was free for Rafa Nadal and Jiri Lehecka to take the court within minutes. Last match of the day in the men’s round of 16. We begin his narration live. Welcome, thanks for sharing this with us.
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