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Rafael Nadal is over at the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Rome with a three-set win Zizou Bergs moved into the second round. This is where the 37-year-old appears Hubert Hurkacz.

by Nikolaus Fink

last edited: May 9, 2024, 4:24 p.m

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Rafael Nadal won in three sets

by Nikolaus Fink from Rome

Successful start for Rafael Nadal at the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Rome. The 22-time Grand Slam winner from Spain defeated the Belgian qualifier Zizou Bergs on Thursday after falling behind with 4:6, 6:3 and 6:4.

Nadal managed an early break to make it 3-1 in the first round, but then lacked intensity and length in his shots. Bergs knew how to use this to his advantage and deservedly won the opening set 6:4.

At the beginning of the second set, however, the tide turned on the well-attended Center Court. Nadal now found his way into the game better and better and put Bergs under pressure with his groundstrokes. Ultimately, the Mallorcan’s three-set success was never in danger.

In the second round on Saturday, Nadal will face the seventh-seeded Pole Hubert Hurkacz. It will be the first duel between the two.

Here is the individual tableau in Rome

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