Rafa Nadal – Ilya Ivashka: where to see the Conde de Godó 2021 Trophy live | Tennis

Rafael Nadal makes his debut in the 2021 Conde de Godó Trophy in an edition in which, once again, he appears as the great favorite to lift the champion trophy. The Manacoran, first seeded and therefore exempt from the first round of competition, will face Belarusian Ilya Ivashka for a place in the second round of the Barcelona tournament today, April 21. headquarters of the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, named after Rafael Nadal, will be held from 4:00 p.m., in the third shift in the order of play this Wednesday. The ATP 500 tournament in Barcelona can be followed exclusively in Spain through Teledeporte, which has the broadcasting rights of the tournament.Nadal reappeared on the slopes at the Monte Carlo Masters 1000 a week ago with a bittersweet result in the quarterfinals. final, in which he was stopped by the power and self-confidence of Andrey Rublev. Still lacking in competitive rhythm, Rafa succumbed early in the Principality but he will want to take revenge in a tournament like Godó, whose tracks he has known since he was a child and which seems made to suit him.Ivashka is currently number 111 in the ATP ranking and with his 193 centimeters tall, he is a specialist in fast track, as evidenced by his service and his shots, eminently flat. The Belarusian has never measured Nadal in an official match and will try to use that null background to surprise the Manacor, theoretically much superior in the direct confrontation and more on clay courts at sea level like that of Godó. Ivashka, other great matches are played this Wednesday at the Conde de Godó Trophy.The Spanish qualifier Bernabé Zapata faces Fabio Fognini, Jaume Munar the current Monte Carlo Masters 1000 champion, Stefanos Tsitsipas, and Pablo Carreño makes his debut against the Australian Jordan Thompson.