Nadal hunts for the 6th Madrid Open trophy, Djokovic is not the biggest “obstacle”

(Sports news, tennis news) Fans eagerly await the match between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic at Madrid Masters 2022.

After a heroic performance at Roland Garros 2021 with the victory in favor of Novak Djokovicfans have not yet enjoyed the match between Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. For various reasons, the two top tennis stars have not played in the same tournament since the beginning of the season.

Djokovic is not the biggest obstacle with Nadal (pink shirt) on the way to conquer the 6th Madrid Open

The superstar couple will meet for the first time of the year when they both register for the Madrid Open, the Masters 1,000 event taking place in Spain from May 1 to 8. Currently Rafa has recovered from a rib injury, and Nole is attending because Madrid relaxes the regulations on vaccination against Covid-19.

Because world number 2 Daniil Medvedev (Russia) did not play, Alexander Zverev was promoted as the 2nd seed, Nadal was 3rd seed and of course “The Djoker” was the leading candidate at the Madrid Open.

The German tennis player is the defending champion of the tournament, he will have to defend 1,000 points. Nole came here with the task of keeping 500 points, Nadal only had to defend 180 points.

In terms of achievements at the tournament, “Gaur” Nadal is the greatest in Madrid Open history with a total of 5 championships. “The Djoker” and Roger Federer are second with three titles and Zverev has two at the event.

Rafa is only the 3rd seed and has just returned from injury, but at the Madrid Open, no one can underestimate the “King of Clay”. Playing on his forte court in front of the home crowd’s cheers, Nadal promises to shine to take his sixth title.

But according to the latest share of Boris Becker, the German coach believes that Djokovic or Zverev are not Nadal’s biggest opponents, but the after-effects of the injury can continue to affect the performance of “Gaur”.

The 54-year-old coach said: “Nadal was really considered invincible until he got injured in the Indian Wells 2022 semi-final against Alcaraz. It was a tough match that lasted more than 3 hours. It was a loss. rib injury. I’ve had it too. It’s very painful and takes a long time to recover. I think this will be the factor that makes it difficult for Nadal to succeed in this year’s clay season.”