With three weeks to go until Roland Garros (May 22 to June 5) and against one of the best-performing players at the start of the 2022 season, Nadal showed that he had regained his physical form, especially in a first set in which he was aggressive and without giving respite to the Serbian by being dominant with both the ‘drive’ and backhand.
Not even the rain that was present in the capital of Spain, and which caused a 30-minute interruption, managed to blur the match for the champion of 21 Grand Slam titles.
The Mallorcan will seek a pass to the quarterfinals at the Caja Mágica against the Belgian David Goffin (60th), who defeated the Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp (31st) in straight sets -6×4 and 6×2-.
Nadal spent six weeks without competing on the circuit due to a rib injury suffered in the last tournament in Indian Wells.
The entrance Nadal returns with victory against Kecmanovic at the Madrid Masters was first published in diary TODAY.
