The draw has been made for the Mutua Madrid Open. The fourth Masters tournament of the season begins on Sunday, May 1st and will be held til May 8th.
Rafael Nadal is fifth seed and has a first-round bye. He will open his campaign against either Viktor Troicki or Andrey Kuznetsov.
Projected quarterfinals:
- Novak Djokovic vs Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
- Stan Wawrinka vs Kei Nishikori
- Roger Federer vs Rafael Nadal
- Andy Murray vs Tomas Berdych
Rafa’s potential route to the final:
- 1st round: Bye
- 2nd round: Viktor Troicki or Andrey Kuznetsov
- 3rd round: David Goffin
- Quarter-final: Roger Federer
- Semi-final: Andy Murray
- Final: Novak Djokovic
Rafa is a four-time winner in his home country’s capital (2005, 2010, 2013 and 2014). Last year, he lost in the final to Andy Murray, 6-3, 6-2.
Best of luck, Rafa!
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Rafa can be a big threat to all the players who has to face him ! They all know how good he is on clay and Rafa can take on any of the top and lower rank players ! The players are scared to face Rafa more than Rafa has to face them he’s full of confidence and will make up for all of the losses he had in 2015 this year I can see Rafa will have a wonderful 2016 like he had in 2013 Good luck Rafa ! Roger can never be a threat to Rafa on clay !
Not as hard as it was! No Roger and no David Goffin. It’s not that I want Rafa to have an easy ride, but it’s nice to see the fates going his way.
It’s getting closer……can hardly wait until Rafa starts playing on Tuesday. He will do his Best! Vamos!