After a brilliant victory in straight sets over Miomir Kecmanovic, Rafael Nadal will play Belgian qualifier David Goffin in the third round of the Mutua Madrid Open. Rafa and Istomin have played each other six times previously, with Rafa leading the H2H series 4-2.
Date: May 5, 2021
Match time: Not before 4 PM local time / 10 AM EDT – New York, Montreal / 3 PM BST – United Kingdom / 4 PM CEST – Spain, France, Germany, Italy / midnight AEST – Melbourne. To convert to your local time, use this website.
Rafa is aiming to win his sixth title on home soil in Madrid this week, having last triumphed at the clay-court event in 2017. If he can accomplish the feat, he will move level with Novak Djokovic on a record 37 ATP Masters 1000 crowns.
GOOD LUCK & VAMOS RAFA!
Congratulations Rafa on a thrilling win by Rafa
Goffin… Istomin… whoever! Bring them one by one and Rafa should do the needful:)
I see Mouratoglu was talking crap about Rafa. That guy needs to shut up- anyway Carlos Moya put him in his place.
Play like you did today and a win is assured against Goffin . Looking forward to Rafa vs Alcarez but 1 match at a time .
It is against David Goffin and not Istomin. All the best Rafa
Viva Rafa!
Collect more trophies and after declaring champion in Madrid Open hopefully.. you’ll be in good shape for the Roland Garos to collect 22nd Grand Slam after w/c you’ll be declared GOAT.
VAMOS RAFA.
Super to see Rafa back with a win. Wishing him the best v David Goffin. ☘️☘️
What a fabulous day to watch Rafa on clay! Yay! (I just made that little rhyme up – LOL) So happy to see you play and WIN. So happy I’m watching the replay right now. Go get Goffin tomorrow! Vamos and stay healthy!
Good catch Andrea. Rafa is indeed playing Goffin, not “Istomin.”
Vamos Rafa!
Who is Istomin? I thought he was going to play Goffin.
Good luck and Vamos Rafa❤️