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For his return to Madrid, the Spaniard outperformed the young 16-year-old American, and offers himself one more round in this Masters 1000, one month before the start of Roland-Garros.
Nadal regains color. A week after his defeat in the second round of the Barcelona Tournament, the former world number one won this Thursday against young Darwin Blanch (16 years old) after a one-sided match (6-1; 6- 0). Still diminished by injuries, the Spaniard dispatched this first round match and the young American in just an hour.
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In the second round, the one who now occupies the 512th rank on the circuit, will meet on Saturday morning, the Australian Alex De Minaur (ATP. 11), opponent against whom he lost in Barcelona on April 17 (7-5; 6- 1). While his participation at Roland-Garros, where he has won 14 times in his career, remains uncertain, Nadal is ready to savor the present moment.
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“This victory gives me the opportunity to play one more day in Madrid, which means a lot to me” he confided after a historic match, since it offered the largest age gap in a match in the history of the Masters 1000. Eternal.
