Nadal returns to clay with a victory: beating Cobolli in two sets – Video highlights
Good first match for the Spanish tennis player, who overcame the Italian without too much effort on his return from injury.
Challenge of great opportunities for Flavio Cobolli, who faced Rafa Nadal, returning to clay after a long injury.
The Spanish tennis player didn’t have to struggle too much against the Italian, winning 6-2, 6-3, in just an hour and 25 minutes, in front of the Barcelona crowd, who welcomed him with a very long round of applause.
The highlights of the match
The highlights of the match
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The Italian, number 62 in the world, who felt the emotion of facing an absolute tennis legend, was unable to come between the champion and a winning debut on home soil, despite managing to gain some satisfaction.
If in the first set Nadal dominated absolutely, with two breaks obtained and a victory at the first set point, in the second, however, Cobolli grew, conceding two consecutive breaks but also managing to achieve a counterbreak in the third game, despite never managing to really put the opponent in difficulty.
After his winning debut, Nadal will have to immediately pick up the pace, because tomorrow he will face Alex De Minaur, one of the best players of the season so far.
The Mallorcan, who had not played for over three months, missed most of the 2023 season due to hip surgery. Before Barcelona he had attempted to return, in particular in Doha, Indian Wells and then Monte Carlo, but in the end he was forced to withdraw from these tournaments because his body “did not allow” him to play again.
