Rafael Nadal returns to the ATP Tour this Wednesday at Cincinnati ATP Masters 1000, Spanish dawn on Thursday, August 18 (around three o’clock). After more than a month without competing for the abdominal break at Wimbledon, he will appear again in front of the talented Croatian. Borna Coric.
This one, 25 years old and world number 152, won the place in the second round by defeating the Italian. Lorenzo Musetticoming from the previous stage, by 7-6 (2) and 6-3.
He entered the draw with a protected ranking. He missed an entire year, returning in March of this campaign, after surgery on his right shoulder. Find out what the operating room is all about. In November 2016 he visited her due to a knee injury.
Physical problems have been a constant in the short trajectory of the former Balkan pearl. A great tennis player No. 12 ATP in 2018, a danger especially on hard surfaces.
He tied the balance with Rafa Nadal, 2-2. He won the previous record in Cincinnati, 6-1 and 6-3 in the round of 16 in 2013. He also won the opening match of the series, 6-2 and 7-6 (4) in the indoor quarters of Basel 2014.
There was always a response from the Spaniards, avenging two defeats. He won the premiere of US Open 2015 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4, he won the second round of Canada 2017 6-1 and 6-2.
Nadal hasn’t played in Cincinnati since 2017. It’s the tournament he usually kicks off the North American tour with a final destination in New York, the US Open (August 29 to September 11), but this time he had to give up Canada to give another week of rectus abdominis recovery and add filming training.
You will now check the speed of your race. The sensations were positive, as was the rest of a tumultuous season. He played only eight tournaments, due to three physical failures (left foot, rib crack and abdominal rupture), but won four, played in a fifth final and reached the semifinals of Wimbledon, which he missed. The successful Grand Slam streak was interrupted after the conquests of the Australian Open and Roland Garros.
He was a champion Cincinnati in 2013. If you repeat this result and Daniel Medvedev not reaching the quarterfinals, he will return to world number one. If this does not happen, you will have more chances because you are only adding points until the end of the course. He has the leadership of the ATP within reach.
Source: La Verdad
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