Rome – Spanish star Rafael Nadal bid an early farewell to the Rome Tennis Championship, the 1000-point World League “Internazionali BNL d’Italia”, with a total prize pool of more than 7 million and 800 thousand dollars.
The exit of the Spanish Matador came at the hands of Polish Hubert Hurkacz, after losing to him in two sets to no response, (1-6) and (3-6) in the match that took place between them today, Saturday, in the second round of the tournament.
Hubert Hurkacz set up a match in the third round of the tournament held on clay courts, with Argentine Thomas Echeverri, who in turn defeated Brazilian Sibot Thiago in two straight sets, with a score of (6-3) and (7-5).
Veteran star Rafael Nadal (37 years old) achieved an unprecedented record in the 1,000-point “Masters” tournament, by defeating Belgian Zizo Burgess in two sets to one, the details of which are as follows: (4-6), (6-3), and (6-4). ) in the match that brought them together last Thursday, which lasted about three hours.
Nadal succeeded in achieving the 70th victory in the tournament, against only 8 defeats, and today was the ninth defeat, a record that no one possesses except him.
Nadal lost only once in the first round during his 19 appearances in the tournament, compared to 18 victories, and that defeat was to his compatriot Juan Carlos Ferrero in 2008.
Nadal, who turns 38 next month, is the most successful Italian champion with 10 titles, since his first appearance in Rome in 2005.
The Spanish star expressed his happiness, after defeating the Belgian in his previous match, to return to playing for 3 hours without feeling physical problems, adding: “The match started well on my part, but then I performed poorly, and faced 20 minutes of doubts and no reassurance.”
Rafael Nadal, who is crowned with 22 Grand Slam titles, and whose 2024 may be his last year on the tennis courts, concluded: “I am happy with the way I won today after being late, and because I returned to play for 3 hours and I am in good condition.”
Source: Agencies
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2024-05-13 06:24:45