Nadal will make his Hurlingham debut on Wednesday against Wawrinka

The Spanish Rafael Nadal will debut in the exhibition tournament of Hurlinghamsa Londonthis Wednesday against Switzerland Si Stan Wawrinkawhile his countrymen Carlos Alcaraz will premiere on Thursday against an unconfirmed rival.

The Balearic arrived this Monday at London and exercised in the facilities of Wimbledona routine he will repeat this Tuesday before his debut on Wednesday against Wawrinkawhich he won in 19 of the 22 meetings where faces were seen.

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This is the first time Nadal has played in the Hurlingham tournament since 2019, the year in which he reached the semifinals at Wimbledon. This exhibition has served in recent times as the glue stone for Nadal before the third Grand Slam of the season and he is not playing an official tournament on the grass, except Wimbledon, from Queen’s 2015.

In addition to Wednesday’s match, Nadal will play again on Friday, this time against Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassimethat he led 2-0 head-to-head, but brought him to five sets, something only three men in history have achieved, last Roland Garros.

Alcaraz, for his part, will play on Thursday, against an unconfirmed rival, and on Saturday he will face Ruud, while Novak Djokovic will deal Auger-Aliassime on Wednesday and Friday with a rival yet to be confirmed.

The battles will begin at 2:30 pm local time (3:30 pm in Spain).

Nadal will play the first shift on both Wednesday and Friday, while Alcaraz will play the second shift on Thursday.