In the early morning of May 1, the fourth round of the Madrid Masters was played ATP1000. Five-time champion Rafael Nadal will face 30th seed Lehecka. Nadal, who played for two consecutive days, was not in good form in this match, losing two sets in a row to his opponent and unfortunately missing the men's singles quarterfinals.
In the first set, Nadal missed a break point in the eighth game and held serve in the first 10 games. In the 11th game, Nadal lost four points in a row on serve and was broken, and then Lehecka successfully held serve in the 12th game of the love game, and Nadal lost the first set 5-7.
In the second set, Nadal was broken by his opponent as soon as he came up, and he fell behind Leheka 0-2 in the opening game. In the third game, Nadal saved three break points and successfully held serve, and in the 10th game, Leheka successfully held serve in the service game, and Nadal lost the second set 4-6.
In the end, in a match that took 2 hours and 01 minutes, Nadal lost 5-7, 4-6 to Czech star Lehecka and unfortunately missed out on the quarterfinals. Lehecka, who has advanced to the quarterfinals, will face No. 3 seed Dmitry Medvedev across the net in the quarter-finals for a place in the semi-finals.