Rafa Nadal will play one more edition of the Conde de Godó Trophy, which will be held from April 16 to 24 to thus defend the title won last year in a disputed final against the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas .
Nadal has started the year in an unstoppable way with 15 wins and no losses, adding the titles of the Australian Open, Melbourne and Acapulco, and on his clay tour he will be once again, for the seventeenth time, in the tournament organized by the Real Club Barcelona Tennis .
"Playing for my club and in front of my people means a lot to me," says the man from Manacor. Its sports director, former tennis player David Ferrer , celebrated Nadal's presence in this edition where they hope to have other tennis players at the top of the ATP ranking.
"Having Rafa in Barcelona is very important for the tournament and the expectation will be maximum to know how far he can go," said Ferrer. “What Nadal is doing is something unique that will go down in history and it is very exciting to be able to witness it. Rafa is a legend of this sport and we have to enjoy him while we can," he said.
Rafa Nadal will arrive at the Barcelona tournament, whose central court bears his name, as the male tennis player with the most Grand Slam titles and being the "main figure" of a poster that will be outlined in the coming weeks.
