Last minute of Nadal – Cobolli, live:
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102 days later, Rafael Nadal jumps onto a tennis court again in an official match. Since the discomfort suffered after falling in the quarterfinals of Brisbane, back in January, the Manacorí gave up returning to the circuit until the gravel season. However, his return to the track has had to wait after giving up Montecarlo and, despite keeping the mystery until the last moment, finally We will see the Spaniard on the clay of Barcelona.
With this match Nadal returns to his favorite surface two years later. We must go back to the final of Roland Garros in 2022, where the man from Manacor was crowned for the fourteenth time on the Parisian clay and lifted his last title so far. However, The Spaniard’s last participation in Barcelona was in 2021, where he also said goodbye in style, lifting his twelfth title in Barcelona.
Aware of the physical situation he finds himself in, Nadal is aware of the relevance that the serve will have during the matchdue to the little practice of the service in recent months to preserve the zona abdominal, where the discomforts that have kept him away in the last three months reside. However, with adapted serve mechanics and the rest of the shots intact, Nadal will try to compete at the Godó.
Once back in Barcelona, what is going to be its last edition in the tournamentAs he declared yesterday in the pre-match press conference, his first opponent will be the Italian Flavio Cobolli, 62nd in the ATP ranking and with which it has never been measured. During 2024, the 21-year-old has gone from strength to strength, reaching more advanced rounds in January and February. The highest he has reached is the quarterfinals in the ATP250 Montpellier and the ATP250 Aldrey Beach (USA).
Junior champion at Roland Garros 2020 In doubles mode, in 2021 he began to appear in ATP tournaments and made two ATP Challenger Tour finals. The following year he managed to become champion of the Zadar Challenger tournament and, the following year, his second Challenger tournament in Lisbon. All these achievements were achieved on claysomething that shows the danger of this player on this surface.
The Italian has just lost in the first round of Monte Carlo, so he arrives in Barcelona rested. All the more reason why Nadal will not be able to relax for a moment against powerful blows and the ability to change heights and directions with great game mobility. Cobolli faces the clash against one of his idols with nothing to lose and everything to gain. For his part, Nadal is clear: “I’m going to try to be competitive. I’m not going to go out to pay tribute. I’ll go out all out and we’ll see what happens,” said the Manacorí regarding his debut on the clay of the Barcelona.
2024-04-16 14:50:40
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