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Waiting for an impressive Nadal re-appearance, Djokovic dreams of dethroning Zverev at Madrid Open 2022

(Sports News, Tennis News) At the upcoming Madrid Open, Rafael Nadal is looking forward to returning to play after recovering from a fractured rib injury. Meanwhile, Novak Djokovic is desperate to regain face after shocks in Monte Carlo and Belgrade.

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Video of the 2021 Madrid Open men’s singles final between Alexander Zverev and Matteo Berrettini:

After the Monte Carlo Masters in Monaco, the second ATP Masters 1000 tournament in this year’s clay season will take place in Madrid (Spain) with the Madrid Open. This tournament will be held at the Caja Magica tennis complex when the main round will take place from May 1-8. The draw for the Madrid Open will take place before that, at 22:30 on Friday, April 29 (Vietnam time).

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Novak Djokovic will attend the Madrid Open after a painful defeat to Andrey Rublev in the Serbia Open final

This year’s Madrid Masters gathers many heroes in the top 10 on the current ATP rankings such as Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Casper Ruud, Carlos Alcaraz and even Alexander Zverev – the defending champion. Zverev won the award last year after coming back to beat Matteo Berrettini 6-7 (8), 6-4, 6-3 in the final.

At the Madrid Masters, Rafael Nadal is the most-timed men’s singles player with 5 titles, but the last time was from 2017.

“Gaur” has had a very good start to the 2022 season when winning 3 Melbourne Summer Set, Australian Open and Mexican Open. But since losing shockingly to Taylor Fritz 3-6, 6-7 (5) in the final Indian Wells Masters on March 21, Nadal did not play any more tournaments because he had to focus on recovering from a rib fracture. Competing in his home country of Spain, Nadal is determined to find his fourth title this season.

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Will Nadal play well at home after recovering from a fractured rib injury?

Meanwhile, Novak Djokovic, the owner of 3 Madrid Open championships (2011, 2016 and 2019) will enter this year’s tournament with the determination to regain face after having to stop early in Dubai. Tennis Championship, Monte Carlo Masters and Serbia Open.

In his hometown of Belgrade, Djokovic needed 3 sets to overcome Laslo Djere, Miomir Kecmanovic and Karen Khachanov. But in the final, the world’s No. 1 male tennis player lost the championship when he was shocked by Andrey Rublev 2-6, 7-6 (4), 0-6 on April 24.

With Stefanos Tsitsipas, the Greek “Morning Star” is desperate for a second ATP Masters title this year after successfully defending the Monte Carlo Masters title. The world number 5 male tennis player will have his fourth year appearing at the Madrid Open when his best performance in this tournament is the runner-up in 2019 (losing to Djokovic 3-6, 4-6 in the final).

Another prominent name of the Next Gen generation that is playing very well this season is Carlos Alcaraz. The young 18-year-old Spaniard has just become the youngest player to win the Miami Open men’s singles in the 37-year history of this tournament’s existence and development. Alcaraz is aiming for its third championship in the 2022 season and the second title on clay this year after winning it in Rio de Janeiro in February.

Meanwhile, great difficulty is for the reigning Madrid Masters champion Alexander Zverev. The performance of the German tennis player in recent times is very disappointing. Zverev has not won a title this year and he just lost a shock opponent under Norwegian Holger Rune 3-6, 2-6 in his opening match at the ATP 250 Bavarian International in Munich on April 27.

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Zverev will not easily defend the title at the Madrid Masters

The Tokyo Olympic gold medalist wants to win his sixth ATP Masters 1000 title. But if he does not improve his form soon, it is very difficult for Zverev to defend the title at the upcoming Madrid Open.

According to Dang Duc (Collected from ATP Tour) (Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Magazine)

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