Zverev and Thiem threaten Rafa Nadal's path to the Mutua Madrid Open final

Rafa Nadal already knows his way to the title at the Mutua Madrid Open. The number two in the world will be released before the winner of the duel between the Frenchman Adrian Mannarino and the one who is called to be the successor in Spanish tennis, Carlos Alcaraz. In addition, on his way he could with Zverev in the quarterfinals and Thiem or Rublev in the semifinals. The Austrian is not getting off to a great start to 2021 and, in part, it is due to knee pain that prevented him from participating in Belgrade last week. Thiem is back and the draw has seen him go to the side of the box. Nadal, with whom he would see himself in a hypothetical semifinal cross. In this way the king of clay manages to avoid two of the great candidates for the title such as Tsitsipas and Medvedev. The Greek is in a great state of form as he demonstrated in Barcelona. The defeat against Nadal was the only one that has conceded so far on clay, as he had just won the Monte Carlo Masters and stood in the Godó final without conceding a set. The tennis player from Manacor ended the resistance of Stefanos in three rounds but sweated to get the win, something unusual for Nadal when it comes to clay. In fact, he was the one who separated him from the final in the last edition of the Madrid masters in 2019 after beating him in three sleeves. Although, without a doubt, one of the clashes that attracts the most attention is the possible debut against Carlos Alcaraz. What would be the hypothetical path of Nadal to the final? R64. ByeR32. Mannarino or AlcarazR16. SinnerCF. ZverevSF. ThiemF. Medvedev # MMOPEN – #MMOPEN (@MutuaMadridOpen) April 30, 2021 The 17-year-old tennis player from Murcia is showing his enormous talent this season and that has led him to receive an invitation to participate in the Mutua Madrid Open.Chance has wanted to match him with the best player in the history of Spanish tennis and one of the best of all time. Rafa Nadal is launched after winning his twelfth Godó and looking for his fifth title in Madrid. To do this, he must first overcome the winner of the Mannarino-Alcaraz, then he could cross with Jannik Sinner, if he passes he would see Zverev and then Thiem. Already in the final, last Sunday’s match against Tsitsipas could be repeated, unless Medvedev avoids it.