Rafael Nadal, fourth in the ATP ranking, will face the South African tomorrow Lloyd Harris, world number 49 and that ayers beat the canadian in two sets Brayden schnur, in the second round of the ATP 1,000 tournament in Toronto (Canada).
The duel, without apparent history, has a kind of extra motivation for the Balearic tennis player. Last Friday, less than a week ago, the South African dismounted the islander from the Washington Tournament in the round of 16 (4-6; 6-1 and 4-6). In this way, Nadal he will be able to compensate for his defeat in the third round of the Canadian Masters, where he will debut his fourth place in the ATP ranking, after falling from third place. In Toronto, the Spaniard hopes to recover sensations, both physical and at the level of the game, while at the same time winning the tournament again, as it already happened in the years 2018 and 2019, although those years the tournament was held in the town of Montreal, that alternately hosts the competition.
A hard road
Yes Nadal compensates against Harris, in the round of 16 he would face the Bulgarian Grigor dimitrov, or Reilly Opeka. In case of going ahead, the ‘little one’ would be measured Shcwartzman or Roberto Bautista. If he reached the semi-finals, he would presumably expect the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas. Already in the final, the favorites on the other side of the table are Daniil Medvedev, Andrey rublev or the canadian Denis Shapovalov, who plays in front of his audience. Two of the Olympic medalists, Pablo Carreño Y Alexander Zverev, they resigned from the Canadian tournament.
However, the main objective of Nadal It means gradually recovering sensations on this hard-court circuit, which will conclude with the US Open in New York. Right now, the Spaniard wants to test the level of pain in his left foot, which in recent times has caused him problems after having recovered.
Nadal He returned to competition in Washington, where he did not pass the eighth, after his last game in the semifinals at Roland Garros. Along the way, his physical problems brought him down from Wimbledon and the Olympics.
In the Canadian tournament, on the other hand, he will debut tomorrow Roberto Bautista, number 17 of the ATP ranking, to be measured against the American Tommy paul, also in the third round.
In addition, tomorrow the Italian enters the scene Sinner, Gael monfils, Rublev Y Fabio Fognini, names that magnify one of the most lustrous summer events that serves to prepare the closing of the tennis season.