In the early morning of May 5, Beijing time, the second round of the ATP1000 Madrid Masters began to compete, and the clay king Nadal ushered in his debut after his comeback, and his opponent was The World No. 32 Kezmanovic. After two sets of competition, Nadal eliminated his opponent 2-0, ushering in his first victory after returning from injury.
In the first set, Nadal took the lead in the 4th set to take a 3-1 lead. In the 6th set, Nadal successfully cashed in on the second break point, and after breaking again, he led 5-1 to win the set. Nadal love game saved the game in the 7th set and won the first set 6-1.
In the second set, Nadal took the lead in the 5th set to take a 3-2 lead, and in the 6th set, the opponent quickly completed the break, and the two sides fought to a 3-3 draw. Nadal broke in the 11th set and then came to the set 6-5 to win the set, and in the 12th set, Kezmanovic broke back to drag the score into the seventh. Nadal scored three consecutive points after four draws to win seven sets 7-4.
In a match that took 1 hour and 55 minutes, the No. 3 seed Nadal defeated Kezmanovic 6-1, 7-6 (4) to usher in the first victory of his clay season. In the next round, Nadal will face Goffin, who swept out Van der Zanchup.