Rafael Nadal looked good in a comfortable 6-2, 6-3 win over Flavio Cobolli at the Barcelona Open in his first competitive match in more than three months. The victory at the center court named after him allowed Nadal to advance to the second round at the clay-court tournament that the Spaniard won a record 12 times.
BARCELONA , Spain — Rafael Nadal looked good in a comfortable 6-2, 6-3 win over Flavio Cobolli at the Barcelona Open in his first competitive match in more than three months on Tuesday.
Nadal converted on his second match point to seal the victory over the 21-year-old Italian ranked 62nd in the world. Nadal said it will likely be his last time playing the Barcelona Open. The 37-year-old Spaniard had hip surgery last summer and said 2024 will probably be his last year playing on tour.World No. 8 Andrey Rublev smashed his racket to the ground several times after a 6-4, 7-6 loss to American Brandon Nakashima.
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