Nadal was drawn in the top-half of the Mutua Madrid Open draw, the same as Jannik Sinner, and will face wild card Darwin Blanch in the first round.

In the Mutua Madrid Open Round of 128 on Wednesday, Darwin Blanch faces Rafael Nadal.Nadal is favored (-10000) in this match compared to the underdog Blanch (+1300).Tennis odds courtesy of BetMGM

Darwin Blanch, making his second ATP Masters 1000 appearance in the space of five weeks, sees his hopes of causing a seismic shock dashed by the great Rafael Nadal; you can watch the Mutua Madrid Open

After defeating Cobolli, Nadal — a 22-time Grand Slam champion, a 12-time winner in Barcelona and the greatest ever clay-court player — lamented the difficulty of solving the riddle that lies before him. Reaching his full potential means putting maximum stress on his biggest weakness, his body, so that, maybe, he can maximize everything else.

Rafael Nadal enjoys a winning start at the Barcelona Open as he returns from another long-term injury in what could be his final year before retirement.

Rafael Nadal cruised to a 6-1, 6-0 victory against American teenager Darwin Blanch in the first round of the Madrid open

Rafael Nadal eased to a 6-1, 6-0 win over 16-year-old Darwin Blanch to set up a second-round meeting with Alex de Minaur at the Madrid Open

The 22-time major champion advanced past 16-year-old American Darwin Blanch in Madrid on Thursday. It was only Nadal’s 10th match since the start of 2023.

The Australian will enter Madrid on the back of a third-round exit in the Barcelona Open. He began his campaign with a solid win against Rafael Nadal but fell to Arthur Fils in th