In the early morning of April 26, the first round of the ATP1000 Madrid station was held. Five-time champion Rafael Nadal is making his 20th trip to the Madrid Masters against 16-year-old Blanche. The match set a new record – the two men became the matchup with the largest age gap in the history of the Masters.
In the first set, Nadal broke first in the second game to take a 3-0 lead in the opening game. In the sixth game, Nadal broke Blanche's serve again and took a 5-1 lead to the service game. In the seventh game, Nadal successfully held serve and won the first set 6-1.
In the second set, Nadal cashed in on the third break point of his opponent's first service game, Nadal broke again in the third game, and again in the fifth game, and then held serve in the ensuing service game to win the second set 6-0.
In the end, in a match that took 1 hour and 02 minutes, Nadal defeated teenager Blanche 6-1, 6-0 and successfully entered the second round of men's singles. In the second round, Nadal will face De Minaur again, having met the two once again in Barcelona last week.