Rafael Nadal makes his debut in Roland Garros against Australian Jordan Thompsonwhich should be a comfortable touchdown for his foot on his return to Paris, with the intention of lifting his 14th title and his 22nd Grand Slam.
Rafael Nadal and Jordan Thompsontherefore, the faces will be seen in the first round of Roland Garros 2022. The number 5 in the ATP and champion of 21 Grand Slams He debuts in the draw and for this he must overcome the Australian, against whom he should not have any major difficulties as he is a player who displays his best tennis on hard courts, so he should have a good shoot for what is to come, that a priori appears as a very demanding picture.
The favoritism of Nadalwho is the best player in clay court history, is unquestionable and seeks his 14th Roland Garros title and 22nd Grand Slam of his career. If he managed to win the tournament, he would mark even more distance with respect to the one he has with Novak Djokovic y Roger Federer at the top of the list of trophies in major tournaments, which both add 20 to their credit.
Nadal comes from falling in the round of 16 against Denis Shapovalov in it Rome Masters 1000 1-6, 7-5, 6-2, where he left signs of an injury to his right foot, something that will accompany him for the remainder of his career. The Spanish left-hander returned in the Masters 1000 de Madrid and reached the quarterfinals, where he lost to Carlos Alcaraz 6-2, 1-6, 6-3. Nadal I was looking for your tenth title at the Foro Italicobut instead came the title of Novak Djokovicreigning champion in Paris.
Nadal has been framed precisely by the same part of the painting as the number 1, Novak Djokovicagainst whom he could face in the quarterfinals The Serbian also has his debut planned against Yosihito Nishioka, in another debut that should be comfortable for him. In this tour of clay, the Balkan has clearly gone from less to more and arrives in his best form at Paris after conquering his sixth title in Rome.
a tournament of Roland Garros which has Alexander Zverev or Carlos Alcaraz as alternatives, while Stefanos Tsitsipas seems to have the best side of the draw and defends the final achieved in the last edition. Nadal and Thompson the faces have only been seen on one occasion, precisely in the Masters 1000 of Paris-Bercy 2020where he won 6-1, 7-6.
Jordan Thompson He is ranked No. 82 in the ATP and has won 7 ATP matches while losing 10 this season. The Australian is a player who does not offer a great performance on clay, so he should not offer any major complications to Rafa Nadal in the first round of the tournament.
When is the Nadal-Thompson played?
the match is played Today, Monday, May 23, on the Philippe Chatrier track, on the third game turn. As the day starts at 12.00 and there are two previous women’s matches, it is expected that the match starts between 3:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Where to watch Nadal-Thompson?
The meeting can be seen by Eurosportwhich broadcasts Roland Garros. This channel is also available through the DAZN platform. You can follow all the information about the match live on the Mundo Deportivo website.
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