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Madrid Open: Nadal fought hard to reach the top 16

Xinhua News Agency, Madrid, April 29 (Xie Yuzhi) In the 2024 Madrid Open on April 29, Spain's "king of clay" Nadal entered the top 16 of the men's singles after three hard matches.

Nadal's opponent on the day was Argentina's Kachin, ranked 91st in the world. In the first set against Nadal, who was in good condition, Kachin only kept a serve in the third set and lost 1:6. In the second set, Nadal's state declined, falling behind by 1:4, but he then adjusted his state to break two games, and saved two counts in the tenth game of the other party's serve to win the game, pulling the score to 5:5. After each of them guaranteed the serve, they entered the "tiebreaker". Nadal lost 5:7 in the "tiebreaker" and the game entered the decisive set.

In the final set, Nadal took a 5-3 lead after a fierce battle, and then successfully broke the serve in the ninth inning of the opponent's serve, finally winning 6-3.

Nadal will face the challenge of Czech player Lehechka in the eighth final.

Among the most popular players to win the championship, the number one seed Sinar defeated Russian player Kotov 6:2 and 7:5 in this round; Medvedev, the 3rd seed and Russia's top player, defeated Koda of the United States 2:1 after losing a set first, and Ruud, the 5th seed, defeated Nori of the United Kingdom 2-0 to advance.

In the women's singles competition, the number one seed Sviatec easily defeated Spanish player Tolmo to advance to the last eight with 6:1 and 6:0; The second seed Sabarenka and the fourth seed Lebadina also defeated their respective rivals and got tickets for the top eight.