Nadal already knows his way in Godó: avoid Rublev and Tsitsipas until the final

Rafa Nadal already knows his way at the Barcelona Open 500, a tournament that will be held until April 25 at the Real Club de Tenis de Barcelona. The Spaniard will make his debut against Adrian Mannarino or a player from the previous one and will not meet Andrey Rublev, his recent executioner in the Monte Carlo quarterfinals or Stefanos Tsitsipas, until a hypothetical final, according to the draw carried out this Saturday at noon in Barcelona. Rafa Nadal is already thinking about Barcelona, after being eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Monte Carlo Masters 1000. The Spaniard was surprised by the Russian, Andrey Rublev, number 8 of the ATP, in an afternoon in which Nadal had many problems to find his game. His next appointment is the Barcelona Open 500, a tournament that takes place in Barcelona from April 17 to 25. Rafa Nadal, champion in 11 editions of the tournament and which gives its name to the main track of the facilities, will debut against Adrian Mannarino or a player from the previous one, predictably next Wednesday. Carlos Moyá’s pupil appears as the main seed of the tournament, with a luxury poster that also includes Stefanos Tsitsipas or Andrey Rublev, his recent executioner in Monaco, Diego Schwartzman and Roberto Bautista, as main favorites. a last minute invitation to participate in the Barcelona Open 500. Precisely at the Godó, Rublev showed his letter of introduction to the Spanish public in the 2015 edition, eliminating Fernando Verdasco, champion of the tournament in 2010. Rublev He shares the box below with Tsitsipas, so they could meet in the semifinals and Nadal thus avoids meeting any of them – his two executioners this season – until the final.Russian, 17 years old and with the face of a child, has given the bell in the Godó eliminating Verdasco. Rublev could not believe it.https: //t.co/hTsd4e49no – Tennis in Movistar + (@MovistarTenis) April 21, 2015 Barcelona Open 500 draw The draw for the final draw of the Barcelona Open 500 was held this Saturday in Barcelona, with the presence of David Ferrer, as tournament director, and Carlos Alcaraz, as an innocent hand. The Murcian has received an invitation to play in the tournament and will make his debut against Frances Tiafoe. Rafael Nadal will debut in the second round against Adrian Mannarino or a player from the previous round. In the round of 16 he could meet Kei Nishikori, Godó champion in 2014 and 2015. In the quarterfinals he could meet David Goffin, while in the semifinal, he could meet Diego Schwarzmann. Only in the final could he face the second favorite, Stefanos Tsitsipas, or the third seed, Andrey Rublev. In the rest of the duels with Spanish presence, Albert Ramos will make his debut with a player from the previous one; Pablo Andújar will face Guilles Simon; Feliciano López will face Italian Lorenzo Musetti. Alejandro Davidovich, who has just reached the quarter-finals in Monte Carlo, will face Bublik, while Jaume Munar will face Brazilian Monteiro.