In his last participation in the Masters 1000 in Madrid, Spain, a tournament he won five times, Rafael Nadal had a brilliant debut this Thursday and secured himself in the second round of the clay event with a prize pool of R$50 million.
The Spaniard, owner of 22 Grand Slam titles, took no notice of the 16-year-old American teenager Darwin Blanch, 1028th in the world, invited by the organization, and applied 6/1 6/0 in just 1h04min on the Manolo Santana center court.
Blanch received an invitation from the organization and There was a surprising reaction to finding out that he would get the Spaniard.
Rafa broke twice in the comfortable first set and three more in the second. Blanch didn’t show the power or stamina to handle the Spaniard’s rush and ball weight. Blanch opened 15/30 in the last game, but Rafa closed with a tire.
Nadal will try to rematch Australian Alex De Minaur, 11th placed, who defeated him 7/5 6/1 last week in the second round at the ATP 500 in Barcelona, Spain.
Rafa is having what should be the last season of his career.
