Last night 9/5, Rafael Nadal had a match at Rome Masters 2024. The opponent of the 'crew king' is Zizou Bergs – the player ranked 108 ATP.
Entering Set 1, Nadal started badly when winning the break early in Game 4. However, in the rest of the set, Bergs had strong up. The Belgian player in turn won the break in games 5 and 9, thereby closing set 1 with a 6-4 victory.
Set Set 2, Bergs did not retain the spirit like the first set. He lost the break early in game 2 and was deeply led 1-4. This time, the Belgian tennis player could not turn the flag and lose 3-6.
Evaluation 1-1, Nadal confidently entered Set 3. Once again, the Spaniard won the break early in Game 3. To Game 6, he had to be very hard to save 3 breaks and keep the advantage until the end of the set.
In the end, Nadal came back successfully with a victory of 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 and officially won tickets to the second round of Rome Masters. His next opponent will be the seed No. 9 Hubert Hurkacz.
