By the end of the previous year, Nadal had only participated in nine matches, and he was unable to start over in 2023.
The fact that Carlos Alcaraz won the Madrid Open in 2022 despite defeating Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic in consecutive matches drew widespread attention. This was Alcaraz’...
After beating second seed Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-1, the 19-year-old mentioned that it was watching Rafa win this particular title as he was growing up that inspired him.
Today, Juan Carlos Ferrero, the man who Nadal beat 17 years ago to begin his rise in tennis, is Carlos Alcaraz's coach.
Although Nadal has been victorious so far in every single match he has played against Alcaraz, the 18-year-old is on one hell of a serious hot streak.
Murray defeated Dominic Thiem, the 2020 US Open champion, in the first round of the tournament before defeating Denis Shapovalov of Canada.
Sara Sorribes Tormo defeated Osaka to reach the round of 16 of what has been quite a memorable Madrid Open for her so far.
Fourth seed Maria Sakkari played out an absolute thriller of a first set to earn a highly impressive win against American tennis player Madison Keys.
Much like the Monte Carlo Masters, the Madrid Open is one of the most important competitions of the clay season leading up to the French Open.
Nadal has won the ATP event five times, most recently in 2017, and will compete in the event for the 19th time.