The premiere of Rafael Nadal at the Conde de Godó Trophy will focus the eyes of those present on Wednesday at the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona. The Spanish tennis player, the first seed in competition, makes his debut in the second round against Ilya Ivashka, number 111 in the ATP ranking and specialized in fast courts, before whom Rafa should not have major problems on a day marked by the possibility of rain in the Ciudad Condal.Nadal will play against Ivashka in the third turn of the court Rafa Nadal, central of RCT Barcelona, not before 4:00 p.m. The manacorense wins the attention with the star match of the day, but other second-round matches will have the same appeal and, a priori, greater equality on the clay courts of Barcelona.The second seed of the tournament, Stefanos Tsitsipas , is in contention with a tough game against the Spanish Jaume Munar, who has just finished in the ATP 250 in Marbella and is an accomplished specialist on gravel tracks. Tsitsipas, current champion of the Monte Carlo Masters 1000, arrives with morale through the roof, but in the two previous clashes Munar already managed to win at least one set.Another Spaniard who will play this Wednesday in the Conde de Godó Trophy will be the Asturian Pablo Carreño, who after his title in Marbella and the round of 16 in Monte Carlo begins his career in Barcelona against the Australian Jordan Thompson, a tough tennis player but a priori inferior to the Spanish number three.Other great matches The Spanish participation closes with the presence by Bernabé Zapata, from the previous one, who faces the Italian Fabio Fognini, always attractive for his irregular and spectacular tennis.Zapata will try to surprise and get into the round of 16, the same goal as veteran Albert Ramos, who faces Adrian Mannarino. Mussetti-Aliassime, Rublev-Gaio or Nishikori-Garín, from whom Nadal’s potential rival would come out in the second round, are other matches of the day at Godó.
Conde de Godó Trophy 2021: schedule and where to watch the tennis matches on Wednesday, April 21
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