Rafael Nadal reached the second round of the 1000 Points Tennis Championship in Rome. He needed about three hours to overcome the obstacle of Belgian Zizou Bergs, who was eliminated from the qualifiers 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the first round. Nadal, who won the tournament 10 times (a record), most recently in 2021, will meet in the next round with Polish Hubert Hurkacz, ninth and seventh in the tournament.
Nadal, who suffered a lot with his serve, suffered for two hours and 53 minutes against the world number 108.
Nadal, who won the tournament a record 10 times, most recently in 2021, will meet in the next round with Polish Hubert Hurkacz, ninth and seventh in the tournament.
The “king” of clay courts, who won 22 major titles, including 14 at Roland Garros, returned to Rome after an absence that lasted about two years, specifically since 2022, due to an injury that greatly affected his professional career and kept him out of almost the entire last season, and because of that, he dropped to the position. 305 in the world.