END OF MATCH: NADAL QUALIFIES FOR QUARTERFINALS
3º Set Rafael Nadal (6-3 5-7 7 -6 ) David Goffin
Nadal wins in the tie break and closes the match after saving four match balls
3º Set Rafael Nadal (6-3 5-7 6-6 ) David Goffin
Nadal wins the game and the match will be decided in the tie break;
3º Set Rafael Nadal (6-3 5-7 5-6 ) David Goffin
Goffin wins and at least secures the tie break although he can close the match to the rest;
Rafael Nadal's score
3º Set Rafael Nadal (6-3 5-7 5-5 ) David Goffin
Blank game for the Spanish tennis player who encourages himself;
3º Set Rafael Nadal (6-3 5-7 4-5 ) David Goffin
The Belgian tennis player takes advantage and can close the match to the rest
3º Set Rafael Nadal (6-3 5-7 4-4 ) David Goffin
Game in white for Rafa Nadal
3º Set Rafael Nadal (6-3 5-7 3-4 ) David Goffin
David Goffin who continues to put in trouble the Spanish tennis player;
3º Set Rafael Nadal (6-3 5-7 3-3 ) David Goffin
He suffered, but again with his sportsmanship he pulled out the game;
3º Set Rafael Nadal (6-3 5-7 2-3 ) David Goffin
The Spanish tennis player put him in trouble, but Goffin resisted;
3º Set Rafael Nadal (6-3 5-7 2-2 ) David Goffin
Nadal reacts responding with white game
3º Set Rafael Nadal (6-3 5-7 1-2) David Goffin
Blank game of the Belgian tennis player
3º Set Rafael Nadal (6-3 5-7 1-1) David Goffin
David Goffin rushes and Nadal breaks the 0-5 lead
3º Set Rafael Nadal (6-3 5-7 0-1) David Goffin
The final set begins with Goffin saving two game balls;
END OF SECOND SET: GOFFIN WINS AND EVERYTHING WILL BE DECIDED IN THIRD SET
2º Set Rafael Nadal (6-3 5-7) David Goffin
Goffin breaks serve and forces the third set;
2º Set Rafael Nadal (6-3 5-6) David Goffin
Goffin wins again his third consecutive game and Nadal will have to fight to force the tie break;
2º Set Rafael Nadal (6-3 5-5) David Goffin
Belgian tennis player breaks serve and will have a game on serve to take the lead
2º Set Rafael Nadal (6-3 5-4) David Goffin
Goffin saves a match ball and will have to win the rest if you want to stay in the match;
2º Set Rafael Nadal (6-3 5-3) David Goffin
The Spanish team wins and is just one game away from qualifying for the next round.
2º Set Rafael Nadal (6-3 4-3) David Goffin
After a good open serve by Gofin wins the last game of the second set.
2º Set Rafael Nadal (6-3 4-2) David Goffin
Nadal wins with the service in favor and approaches to win this match
2º Set Rafael Nadal (6-3 3-2) David Goffin
Belgian tennis player wants to stay ain the match and responds with a blank game
2º Set Rafael Nadal (6-3 3-1) David Goffin
David Goffin's ball goes into the net and Nadal confirms the break of serve.
2º Set Rafael Nadal (6-3 2-1) David Goffin
The Spanish tennis player breaks his serve with a break of serve and takes the lead in the second set.
2º Set Rafael Nadal (6-3 1-1) David Goffin
Rafael Nadal started serving in this second game with a white game.
2º Set Rafael Nadal (6-3 0-1) David Goffin
The Belgian tennis player suffered in the first game of the second set, but finally managed to take it;
RAFA NADAL TAKES THE FIRST SET
1º Set Rafael Nadal (6-3) David Goffin
The Spanish tennis player wins with the serve and closes the first set of the match in 43 minutes;
1º Set Rafael Nadal (5-3) David Goffin
Again to break the service Nadal and serve & aacute; to close the first set of the match & nbsp;
1º Set Rafael Nadal (4-3) David Goffin
Nadal saved a ball break & nbsp; and with a good parallel pulls forward a game that was very complicated & nbsp ;
1º Set Rafael Nadal (3-3) David Goffin
The Spanish tennis player reacted with a break of serve to return to equality in this first set.
1º Set Rafael Nadal (2-3) David Goffin
David Goffin breaks serve, after a bad start of Rafa Nadal's game, which began with two consecutive double faults.
1º Set Rafael Nadal (2-2) David Goffin
Good game by the Belgian tennis player who tied the score at two
1º Set Rafael Nadal (2-1) David Goffin
Nadal returns to win with the serve, the Belgian tennis player has only won a point to the rest in the first two games & nbsp;
1º Set Rafael Nadal (1-1) David Goffin
Goffin wins the first game of the match, but before he had to save the first break ball in favor of the Spanish tennis player;
1º Set Rafael Nadal (1-0) David Goffin
Nadal starts with a game in white and his first point was with a live serve
Before the start of the match there was a tribute to Marc Lopez, who retired.
All set
The two players are already on the court prepared, in the draw it has been decided that the Spanish tennis player will start with a draw;
Goffin's last participation in 2019
The Belgian-born tennis player played for the last time at the Madrid Open in 2019 in the first round where he lost 0-2 to Fucsovics.
Nadal at the Madrid Open
The Spanish tennis player has already won this Madrid Open five times, the last time in 2017 when he beat Thiem in the final round;
Goffin has yet to concede a set at the Madrid Open
The Belgian tennis player has already played four matches at the Madrid Open, two of them in the qualifying round, and in none of them he has lost a single set.
Four times they have met on clay
All the clashes on this court have been won by Rafael Nadal with a balance of 4-0 so he is the favorite;
The match will start late
The match will be played at Manolo Santana, but it will be played after the WTA Women's match between Alexandrova and Jabeur, which has just started;
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Nadal was finally in the box
The Spanish tennis player was with Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz at the Real Madrid vs Manchester City match, where he celebrated his team's comeback;
Incredible game between Nadal and Goffin at the Madrid Open in 2017.
How does David Goffin arrive?
The year has not started well for Goffin who has been eliminated in the first round of tournaments such as the Australian Open, ATP Rotterdam, Dubai, Qatar, Indian Wells and ATP Belgrade, the latter being the most recent one. However, he has already won a title by winning the ATP Morocco title. The Belgian tennis player has already had to play the qualifying round of the Madrid Open where he defeated Vasely and Tabilo. In the first round of the tournament, he surprised by eliminating the Russian Karatsev, while in the round of 32, he eliminated the number 31, eliminating Van de Zandschlup.
How does Rafael Nadal arrive ?
Balance of 20 wins and one loss of the Spanish tennis player in this start of 2022. Rafael Nadal has managed to win three titles this year, first the Melbourne ATP, then and the most heroic, the Australian Open, after a final that will be remembered after the Spanish tennis player's comeback against Medvedev. He also disputed the Acapulco ATP, held in Mexico, where on February 27 he defeated Norrie in the final by a double 6-4 to win the title. In the last tournament he played, which was the ATP Miami fell in the final against Fritz, so he returns to compete more than a month after having to be off for an injury. In his debut at the Madrid Open 2022 defeated the Serbian Kecmanovic without too many complications.
Background
These two players have met seven times, with a balance of two victories for David Goffin and five for Rafael Nadal. Although the last time they met was in 2020 in the ATP Cup where the Belgian player won in two sets. In 2017 they met at the Madrid Open in the quarterfinals where the Spaniard won 6-7 and 2-6.
Venue: The match will be played at the Magic Box in Madrid, a court located in the city of Madrid and inaugurated on May 8, 2009 with a capacity for 12,442 spectators.
Preview of the match
Rafael Nadal and David Goffin will face each other in the round of 16 of the Madrid Open, where the Spaniard and the Belgian are looking to qualify for the quarterfinals;
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