Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal has returned from injury following regarding a month and a half to win the game.
World No. 4 Nadal defeated Miomir Ketsmanovic (32nd, Serbia) 2-0 (6-1 7-6) in the second round of the Mutua Madrid Open singles on the men’s ATP Tour in Madrid, Spain.) was suppressed.
Nadal, who had been injured for over a month due to rib pain following runner-up at the ATP Tour BNP Paribas Open held in Indian Wells, California, USA at the end of March, won the first game of clay court this year with a 2-0 victory.
With this victory, Nadal also brightened the prospects for the French Open, the second major tournament of the season, starting on the 22nd.
Nadal, who won the Australian Open in January of this year and achieved the record for most men’s singles wins (21 times) at major tournaments, is challenging for his 14th supremacy at the French Open this year.
Nadal passed the first round of this tournament by bye and will face David Gopin (60th, Belgium) in the round of 16.
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