Rafael Nadal Ten-time champion of the ATP Masters 1000 in Rome, returns to the Foro Italico on the stage of his professional farewell. The Spaniard still does not know which opponent he will face in the first round, all he knows is that it is a tennis player from the previous round.
He found that he was avoiding his great rival Novak Djokovic, which reappears after Monte Carlo to top the table as world number one. Spanish and Serbian come into different parts of the picture.
The Spaniard’s job awaits the test that should indicate how he will get to Roland Garros, although he must first confirm his presence in Paris out loud.
After the debut against the ‘qualy’, the duel against the seventh seed, the Pole, will follow Hubert Hurkacz. In the third, the Argentine Tomas Martín Etcheverry. For the second round, the Danish Holger Rune or the Argentine Sebastian Baez.
In Nadal’s sector, he will have a quarterfinal with the defending champion, the Russian Daniel Medvedevwho entered the picture despite his recent abandonment of Madrid due to a hip injury.
The hypothetical ‘semi’ is against Russian Andrey Rublev, champion in Madrid and that he is at the expense of some medical results to know if he is suitable to go to the Italian capital. There will also be a Greek option Stefanos Tsitsipas.
In other editions the final points to a Novak Djokovic-Rafa Nadal. Balkan will debut against Russian Roman Safiullin or a rival from before.
The tournament was left with no injuries Jannik Sinnerthat he may have to give up Roland Garros because the hip problem is more serious than he thought when he retired in Madrid, and Carlos Alcarazwith edema on his right arm after the effort made in Madrid when trouble in that area left him without Monte Carlo and Godó.
The hypothetical round of 16 in Rome
TOP PORTION OF PHOTO
Novak Djokovic (Srb/1)-Karen Khachanov (Rus/16)
Ben Shelton (USA/12)-Casper Ruud (Nor/5)
Alexander Zverev (Ale/3)-Alexander Bublik (Kaz/15)
Taylor Fritz (USA/11)-Grigor Dimitrov (Bul/8)
LOWER PART OF THE FRAME
Stefanos Tsitsipas (Gre/6)-Alex de Minaur (Aus/9)
Ugo Humbert (Fra/13)-Andrey Rublev (Rus/4)
Hubert Hurkacz (Pol/7)-Holger Rune (Din/10)
Tommy Paul (USA/14)-Daniil Medvedev (Rus/2)
Djokovic’s most logical route will follow, after Safiullin or a ‘qualy’, with Chilean Alejandro Tabilo, Russian Karen Khachanov, Norwegian Casper Ruud, semi-finals against Alexander Zverev and final with Daniil Medvedev, according to the current world order.
Besides Nadal, four other Spaniards are competing. Alexander Davidovich, seeded 30th, will start against Australian Alexei Popyrin or a ‘qualy. See Medvedev in the third round. Roberto Carballes will open against Australian Christopher O’Connell.
Jaume Munar wait for the Australian Rinki Hijikata and Pedro Martinez, in Portuguese Nuno Borges.
Source: La Verdad
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