2018 Davis Cup QF Rafael Nadal def. Philipp Kohlschreiber 6/2 6/2 6/3
#ESPGER 1- 1 after the 1st day
Valencia, Spain (AFP) : Rafael Nadal on Friday won his first match since of the Australian Open in January when he beat Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber in straight sets in the Davis Cup quarter-finals.
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22:10 PHOTOS/VIDEO: Rafael Nadal's practice with Roberto Bautista Agut in Valencia, 5 April 2018 #DavisCup |
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On Monday, Rafael Nadal reclaimed the world No. 1 ranking. On Friday, he will make his return to tennis, having not played competitively since he was forced to retire in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open in January.
In a moment of symmetry, his return also comes in a quarterfinal, as part of the Spanish team looking to book a spot in the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas semifinals for the first time since 2012.
Nadal’s return will see him face off with German No. 2 Philipp Kohlschreiber in Friday's second match. In fifteen meetings, the German has only prevailed once, at Halle in 2012, and in five previous clay court encounters, Nadal is yet to drop a set.
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06:47 PHOTOS: Rafael Nadal's practice with Pablo Carreno Busta in Valencia, 4 April 2018 #DavisCup |
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22:35 PHOTOS/VIDEO: Rafael Nadal and Pablo Carreno Busta met with football players of Levante UD in Valencia #DavisCup |
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21:54 VIDEO: Rafa Nadal: The Man, The Racket, The Legend - #PureAeroDecima #MyDecima | |
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Spain's Davis Cup team will face Germany in Valencia starting on Friday and Rafa Nadal hopes to put some difficult months through injury behind him, having admitted that he would have preferred to play fewer Grand Slams if it meant he had less pain now.
Speaking alongside team-mates David Ferrer, Feliciano Lopez, Roberto Bautista and Pablo Carreno, with captain Sergi Bruguera, he was honest about his pain.
"I would swap having played a Grand Slam for having suffered less pain," he admitted.
"I think that throughout my career I have missed more tournaments than my rivals.
"I cried in Acapulco and in Australia, they are complicated times, injuries are the reality of any athlete but they are tournaments which pass and won't come back."
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20:31 PHOTOS: Rafael Nadal, David Ferrer and Sergi Bruguera visited the University Hospital (Hospital Clínic Universitari) in Valencia |
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20:05 PHOTOS/VIDEO: Rafael Nadal and The Spanish Davis Cup Team at the press conference in Valencia. #DavisCup |
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