the game that faced Rafael Nadal against Zizou Bergs in the first round of the Rome Masters 1000 had a problem that caused a 10-minute stoppage.
In the stands of the central court of the Foro Italicoa bystander required immediate medical attention. The referee provided water to help and the tournament doctors acted quickly so that the situation did not escalate.
After several minutes of uncertainty, the referee and the tennis players were informed that The fan, fortunately, was fine. At the time of the interruption, Nadal was losing by one set (6-4) but was ahead at the start of the second set 40-0
Continuing with the game, Rafael Nadal ended up recovering and came back second in the second set, winning 6 – 3 in the end being completely superior to his rival, the Belgian Zizou Bergs, who currently occupies position number 108 in the ATP rankings
The third set did not start the same, Bergs hit the first blow and won 1-0. However, Nadal He knew how to come back and left an image that attests that injuries are things of the past. In a quick movement, the Spaniard, after slipping on the clay court, spun around on the floor and stood up to respond to the Belgian’s throw and thus continue leading the way to victory.
Rafael Nadal, that after being defeated in Barcelona he had declared that the injuries had affected him a lot and that “The important thing was just to play,” now he emerged victorious and moved on to the next phase in Rome.
Furthermore, Spanish became the first tennis player to reach 70 victories in two different Masters 1000 category tournaments. The first was in Monte Carlo, with 79 victories, and the second, today, in Rome, in which he marks his 70th victory, establishing himself as one of the best clay tennis players in history.
The second phase of the tournament will be played tomorrow and Nadal will face Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz for one more hope of being able to return to the top of world tennis after the many injuries that have affected him in recent years.
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