The Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal will have a tough challenge in his debut in the Roland Garros 2024. The Spaniard will face the German Alexander Zverev (fourth favorite), after this Thursday’s draw.
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For the first time in his career, Rafael Nadal started in the draw outside the 32 favorites in the Roland Garros 2024 and he caught one of the most difficult rivals in what will theoretically be his last participation in the French tournament on clay.
The 37-year-old tennis player managed to be in the main draw of Roland Garros thanks to his 9th rank of protected, but in front he will have a Zverev that comes from triumphing over brick dust in the Rome Masters 1000.
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Nadal and Zverev They have faced each other on 10 occasions with a very positive result for the Spaniard: Rafa has won seven games and Alexander the remaining three, the last game was the semifinal of Roland Garros 2022, when the Spaniard won after the German’s ankle injury.
For this reason, the Spaniard was not among the seeds and that is why there was a danger that he would be paired at the start against one of the favorites, a fate that has befallen the Mallorcan, who until now has not achieved good results since his return to the fields.
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If you overcome the obstacle of Zverev, Nadal will not have an easy path, since his potential rivals include the Belgian David Goffin in the second round, the Dutch Tallon Griekspoor in third, the Danish Holger Rune in the second round and the Russian Daniil Medvedev In rooms.
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