Sieg gegen Weltnummer 11: Nadal erreicht dritte Runde

Nach seiner Niederlage gegen Alex de Minaur in Barcelona dreht Rafael Nadal in Madrid den Spiess um. Der Sieg gibt ihm Schwung fürs nächste Grand-Slam-Turnier.

sieg gegen weltnummer 11: nadal erreicht dritte runde

Erreicht in Madrid die dritte Runde: Rafael Nadal.

Der spanische Tennisstar Rafael Nadal hat einen Monat vor Beginn der French Open seine ansteigende Form bewiesen. Der 22-malige Grand-Slam-Sieger setzte sich beim Masters-1000-Turnier in Madrid auf Sand in der zweiten Runde gegen Alex de Minaur (ATP 11) 7:6 (8:6), 6:3 durch. Mit dem hart erkämpften Sieg nahm der 37-Jährige zudem erfolgreich Revanche für die Zweitrunden-Niederlage gegen den Australier in der Vorwoche in Barcelona.

Nachdem Nadal im Tiebreak des ersten Satzes Nervenstärke bewiesen und den fünften Satzball verwandelt hatte, nahm er seinem Kontrahenten im zweiten Durchgang gleich den Aufschlag ab und beendete das Match nach etwas mehr als zwei Stunden. Er wolle sich «Schritt für Schritt» seiner Bestform annähern, «mal sehen, wie ich mich jetzt erhole», sagte Nadal hinterher. In der Runde zuvor hatte er das Generationen-Duell gegen den 21 Jahre jüngeren Darwin Blanch aus den USA klar für sich entschieden.

Nadal nochmals in Paris?

Seine Leistung auf Sand in Madrid dürfte auch Einfluss auf Nadals Entscheidung haben, ob er bei den am 26. Mai beginnenden French Open antritt oder nicht. «Ich werde nicht in Paris spielen, wenn ich mich so fühle wie heute», hatte der 14-malige French-Open-Gewinner am Mittwoch gesagt und damit für Aufsehen gesorgt. Nadal, der immer wieder von Verletzungen zurückgeworfen wurde, will 2024 seine Karriere ausklingen lassen.

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