Rafael Nadal v Zizou Bergs LIVE: Tennis score and latest updates from Italian Open
Rafael Nadal continues his preparation for the French Open later this month as he takes on Belgian underdog Zizou Bergs on the Italian Open clay this afternoon.
The 14-time Roland Garros champion has said he expects to retire after this season after he spent most of last year nursing a hip issue that required surgery but a muscle tear in Brisbane stalled his comeback in January.
The 37-year-old returned to the tour last month as the clay swing begun and he got valuable match practice in Barcelona and Madrid, with the ATP Masters 1000 event in Rome this week a third straight tournament in which to test himself.
Nadal will be the favourite in today’s opener against Bergs – a 24-year-old Belgian qualifier – and the 22-time grand slam winner will hope for relatively serene passage as he gets more sets in his legs ahead of the French Open beginning on 26 May.
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Rafael Nadal v Zizou Bergs
Yes, Rafael Nadal is gearing up for another Roland-Garros title tilt this week in Rome, with the Spaniard due seconod on centre court at the conclusion of the match between Linda Noskova and Lucrezia Stefanini. Noskova took the first set but is finding it tough to put a battling Stefanini, on home soil, away – it’s 5-5 in the second.
Harry Latham-Coyle9 May 2024 11:49
Rafael Nadal v Zizou Bergs
Welcome to The Independent’s coverage of Rafael Nadal v Zizou Bergs from the Italian Open.
Nadal is on the comeback trail from injury in his final season before retirement and continues his preparation for the French Open this week in Rome.
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Luke Baker9 May 2024 11:43
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