Rafael Nadal cruised past Darwin Blanch in straight sets on Thursday. It was the largest age gap between two players at a Masters 1,000-level event
Rafael Nadal showed sustained flashes of his vintage best in a statement
The Spaniard claimed his first victory over a top-20 opponent since 2022
That had to feel good Rafa, no? With King Felipe VI watching on Saturday at the Mutua Madrid Open, Rafael Nadal rose to the occasion for his most notable win of the 2024 season. Taking on Alex de Minaur for the second time in as many weeks, Nadal avenged his Barcelona defeat with a 7-6 (6), 6-3 victory in the second round of the ATP Masters 1000 event. His win over the world No. 11 is Nadal’s first against a Top 50 opponent in the three tournaments he’s entered so far this year.While Nadal...
Alex De Minaur will try and beat Rafael Nadal for the second time in two
The hottest ticket yet at the ATP Madrid Open will involve the match
Rafael Nadal’s farewell tour is picking up steam at the 2024 Mutua Madrid Open: the 22-time Grand Slam champion survived an epic with Pedro Cachin, 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-3 to reach his first Masters 1000 fourth round in two years. Nadal, who is likely hanging up his racquets after Laver Cup in September, backed up a big win over Alex de Minaur and has now racked up three consecutive wins, his longest win streak since the 2022 US Open, with a three-hour, two-minute win over Cachin in three tough sets...
Rafael Nadal admitted that his level is “more unpredictable” than it used to be as he continued his winning run at the Madrid Open with a hard-fought victory against Argentine Pedro Cachín. Nadal, who has battled with injuries this year, defeated Cachín 6-1 6-7(5-7) 6-3 in three hours and four minutes on Monday, showing signs that he could reignite his career ahead of the French Open next month. It’s the first time since 2022 that the Spaniard, who has won a record five titles in Madrid, has...
Rafael Nadal dominated promising 16-year-old wild card Darwin Blanch to claim a masterful 6-1 6-0 victory in the opening round of the Mutua Madrid Open on Thursday. Lefty Blanch was making just his second ATP Masters 1000 appearance in the space of five weeks after his tour-level debut on home soil in Miami. But his 37-year-old idol Nadal, a 22-time Grand Slam champion and a record five-time winner in Madrid, was in no mood for handing out gifts as he wrapped up victory in just 63 minutes. How...
Rafael Nadal made a winning start at the Mutua Madrid Open on Thursday when he raced past 16-year-old wild card Darwin Blanch 6-1, 6-0 after 64 minutes. The Spaniard next faces Alex de Minaur.
Jiri Lehecka ended Rafael Nadal's emotional and inspirational 20th appearance at the Mutua Madrid Open with a straight-sets victory Tuesday night under a closed roof on the Caja Magica.
The big-hitting Czech won 7-5 6-4 in the Spanish capital.