Rafael Nadal will only take part in the ATP Tour 500 tournament in Barcelona on Tuesday. There the record champion will meet the Italian Flavio Cobolli.
von tennisnet.com
last edited: April 14, 2024, 8:22 p.m
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Rafael Nadal in his last appearance on the ATP tour in Brisbane
The not entirely unexpected cancellation of Carlos Alcaraz, who won the title in Barcelona in the last two years, also means that all of the audience’s attention is now focused on Rafael Nadal. Well, Nadal is used to it, at least since he won his first major title at Roland-Garros in 2005. Now he is on the home stretch of his extraordinary career. And no one, not even Rafael Nadal himself, knows how long this straight will last.
The first steps will be taken in Barcelona against Flavio Cobolli. And on Tuesday. The schedule for the first day of the main draw matches in the Catalan capital has a strong Spanish influence (a local hero is represented in every match on the Pista Rafa Nadal) – but the charisma of Roberto Bautista Agut and Albert Ramos-Vinolas is not enough to those of Nadal.
Nadal successful against Fritz without a serve
The 23-time Grand Slam champion has been training diligently in Barcelona in recent days, reportedly winning a training set against Andrey Rublev 6-1. And with a limited serve due to problems with the abdominal muscles. On the other hand, Nadal showed that he can deal with such ailments almost two years ago at Wimbledon when he was able to defeat Taylor Fritz in the quarterfinals with virtually no service.
By the way, Fabian Maroszan took Carlos Alcaraz’s place in the tableau. The Hungarian is having a strong season – and has now been rewarded with a bye for round one. Stefanos Tsitsipas, the Monte Carlo champion, is waiting for the winner of the game between Sebastian Ofner and Pavel Kotov. At least these two can play on Monday.
Here is the individual tableau in Barcelona
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