On May 1, Beijing time, the Madrid Masters men's singles 1/8 finals focus battle, Nadal played against Leheca, and in the end, Nadal lost two sets in a row and stopped 0-2 in the round of 16. Frankly speaking, this result is not too unexpected, and it is indeed difficult for Nadal to win in a row today.
Nadal is known as the "King of Clay", but with age, injuries and other influences, Nadal has withdrawn more than once this year, the Madrid Masters, he chose to participate, the last round of fierce 3 hours and 4 minutes, difficult defeat of Argentina's Kachin, advanced to the men's singles round of 16, it can be said that it is very difficult to win. Lehecka, a rising Czech star and the tournament's No.30 seed, knocked out Monteiro in straight sets in the last round. This is the first time the pair have met in their careers, can Nadal make it to the quarter-finals?
In the first set, the two entered a tiebreaker, and the first 10 games were tied at 5-5. In the 11th game, Lehecka broke serve 6-5 with four straight points, and then cashed in to win the set with four straight points, winning 7-5 and leading Nadal 1-0.
In the second set, Lehecka broke the tie to start the game 2-0! In the third game, Nadal struggled to hold serve 1-2. In the eighth game, Lehecka held serve for 5-3 and cashed in the 10th game to win another set 6-4 and beat Nadal 2-0.
After the match, the ATP official wrote: Rafa's last dance at Caja Mágica is over, and he also said his final goodbye to everyone.