After the fleeting apparition to Barcelonawith only two matches played on the field that the organization decided to name after him, Rafael Nadal tries again in Madrid. The Spaniard, still searching for himself with a view to Roland Garros and – perhaps – the Olympic Games, starts off on the right foot in the Iberian capital, torpedoing the very young American Darwin Blanch (class of 2007, ed.). Inside the Caja Magicathis one named after Manolo Santana, the Majorcan clearly wins with a score of 6-1 6-0, remaining on the pitch for only an hour and six minutes of play. A good debut, peppered with some flashes of quality and a still quite cumbersome stage presence, which effectively crushed the American from the first point. For the rest of the evaluations it is better to wait for the second round, where Rafa will meet the Australian again Alex de Minaur, who in just seven days was able to beat him quite clearly in Barcelona (7-5 6-1). It will be a very important rematch, both for the future of the clay court phenomenon and for that of the tournament.
