Rafael Nadal is getting closer to a comeback. Present in Barcelona since Wednesday as well as in the draw made this Saturday, the 37-year-old Spaniard, down to 646th place in the world, is part of the table of this ATP 500, which he has won twelve times, the last in 2021. Fate reserved the Italian Flavio Cobolli (63rd) in the first round. The winner will face Australian Alex De Minaur (11th).
Nadal, 22 Grand Slam titles, who reached the quarter-finals in Brisbane in January for his first tournament the 2023 Australian Open, has since withdrawn from the Australian Open due to a neck injury. left thigh then in Doha, Indian Wells and Monte-Carlo, each time citing the same reason: “My body doesn’t allow me to do it. »
After giving up the Masters 1000 in Monte-Carlo due in particular to service difficulties, Nadal returned home to Manacor before joining Barcelona in the middle of the week. At the beginning of the afternoon, videos of a training session appeared on social networks, during which Nadal seemed to play without restraint, on the serve as on the forehand or on his runs, inflicting a 6- 1 to the Russian Andrey Rublev, 6th in the world.
Alcaraz against Van Assche in the 2nd round?
Carlos Alcaraz should also start his clay court season in Barcelona. Obviously recovered from his right forearm injury which forced him to withdraw at the start of the week in Monte-Carlo, the 3rd in the world and number 1 seed, will be exempt from the first round. He will be opposed to the French Luca Van Assche (98th) or the Chinese Zhang Zhizhen (49th)
2024-04-13 12:21:22
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