On April 17, the second day of the ATP 500 Barcelona ended with two major upsets. No.2 seed Rublev had a poor performance, losing 2-0 to American Brandon Nakashima and 15th seed Čurić also crashing out 0-2. The Chinese players also performed poorly, with Zhang Zhizhen and Shang Juncheng both stopping 0-2 and missing the second round. Nadal made his comeback and easily passed 6-2, 6-3 to advance to the second round.
- The 2 top seeds are out of the game
In this competition, Rublev and Ruud are the two top 10 leaders in the world, and due to the withdrawal of Alcaraz, the second seed, Rublev, has become the top favorite. At the same time, Nadal returned to the tournament after nearly a year of recuperation due to injury, and he was also the focus of the tournament.
Rublev's opponent in the second round was American Brandon Nakashima. Rublev is ranked 6th in the world and Brandon Nakashima is ranked 48th in the world, and the two sides have met 1 time, and the winner is Rublev. There is a huge difference in strength between the two sides, with Rublev at 1.45 and Brandon Nakashima at 4.0.
In today's match, Rublev served in average form, with a first-serve success rate of only 48%, and also made five double faults, giving up as many as nine break points. In the end, Brandon Nakashima seized one of those opportunities and completed the break to win 6-4, 7-6 to advance to the third round.
Čurić is the Masters champion and the No. 15 seed in the tournament. In the second round, Čurić's opponent was world No. 53 Acosta. Churic was also in poor form, losing two sets in a row 2-6, 5-7, and was out of the tournament with a score of 0-2 and missed the round of 16.
- China has lost 2 in a row
Zhang Zhizhen and Shang Juncheng, the two main Chinese players in this competition, were not in good form in the first round. Zhang's opponent in the first round was world No. 98 Van Ascher, and Zhang Zhizhen's serve and attack were inferior to his opponent, losing 5-7, 2-6 and missing the second round.
Shang Juncheng qualified through the qualifying round, and his opponent in the first round was Mahachi. Shang Juncheng's key scoring ability and opponent still have some gaps, and both sets were broken in key games, and finally lost to the opponent 4-6 and missed the second round.
Nadal returned to the court after a year's absence, on clay, where he excelled, and Nadal made a strong appearance again. Nadal's first-round opponent was Italy's Corboli, and Nadal played well, winning 6-2, 6-3 and winning 2-0 to advance to the second round.
Nadal's return means that this year's French Open competition will be more intense, with Alcaraz, Djokovic, and Sinner four new and old giants going against each other in an all-round way, and the title is in doubt.
Elsewhere at the end of the game, Norrie 2-0 Mayor, Echeverry 2-0 Halt, Analdi 2-0 Baez.