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grip Nadal will seek, once Ons Jabeur y Yekterina Alexandrova settle their pass to the women’s final, the quarterfinals of the Mutua Madrid Open 2022 before an old acquaintance like David Goffin. The Belgian has reached the final frame starting from the previa and has made its way to a game that has been played more times on big stages, and in which sometimes surprised the member of the ‘Big 3’.

Goffin31 years old, holds the position 60 ATP, which has not given him direct access to this Masters 1,000. In the previous one he surpassed Jiri Vesely, winner of Djokovic in Dubai and Alejandro Tabilo and already in the final table, Karatsev and Van der Zandschulp, winner of Carreño in Madrid. This year he has added the ATP 250 of Marrakech to a list of titles that already reaches six conquests in addition to nine finals, including the Masters 1,000 of Cincinnati 2019.

Rafael Nadalwinner this year of the ATP 250 in Melbourne, of the Open the Australiafrom Acapulco and Indian Wells finalist, arrives in Madrid after a month and a half off due to injury, and in his first match he has beaten Miomir Kecmanovic. The member of the ‘Big 3’ is currently number 4 in the ATP.

Still Goffin have clashed in six times, with four wins for the Spaniard. The last game between the two, in the ATP Cup 2020, the Belgian won it 6-4 and 7-6. He also beat him in the 2017 Masters round robin. Nadal’s last win was in the third round of Roland Garros 2019, by 6-1, 6-3, 4-6 and 6-3.