Rafael Nadal had an “emotional day” playing what was likely to be his final professional match in his home country, losing 7-5 6-4 against Czech Republic’s Jiří Lehečka at the Madrid Open.
Rafael Nadal had an “emotional day” playing what was likely to be his final professional match in the Spanish capital, losing 7-5 6-4 against Czech Republic’s Jiří Lehečka at the Madrid Open. The 22-time grand slam singles champion is looking to rediscover his form after a spate of injury problems have hampered his progress so far this year.
” Tuesday’s match saw a close opening set until Lehečka broke Nadal to love at 5-5 and then breezed through his own service game to take the first set, silencing the home crowd. The world No. 31 claimed another break in the opening game of the second set and, though Nadal battled hard to stay in touch, was able to see out the victory from there in just over two hours. Lehečka will now face Russian third seed Daniil Medvedev in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
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