‘See you at the white house soon Rafael Nadal’, says Rogers Cup

The draw for the primary ATP Masters 1000 occasion of the North American onerous courtroom tour is about, and defending champion Rafael Nadal might rapidly get a dose of revenge in his opener on the Nationwide Financial institution Open introduced by Rogers.

Nadal returned to the ring final week in Washington, DC, the place he performed his first onerous courtroom occasion since February. However his path was lower brief within the spherical of 16 by an impressed efficiency by South African Lloyd Harris, the identical participant he might face in his first recreation in Toronto.

Second-seeded Nadal awaits Harris’s winner and a second-round qualifier. The Spaniard has gained the Nationwide Financial institution Open Introduced by Rogers trophy 5 occasions – twice in Toronto and three in Montreal, because the ATP Masters 1000 occasion alternates host cities every year.

In 2018 and 2019, Nadal accomplished the Montreal-Toronto double, profitable consecutive titles in every metropolis. With a 38-8 file, together with an ideal 5-0 mark in finals, in 13 appearances, the Canadian event is Nadal’s most profitable ATP Masters 1000 hard-court occasion.

Nadal is not going to be wanting challenges as he hunts for a sixth trophy in Canada: If he makes it via his second-round check, he might face a doable assembly with 14th seed Grigor Dimitrov or an unseeded Nick Kyrgios within the subsequent spherical.

Dimitrov awaits the winner of Kyrgios and Reilly Opelka. Additionally in the midst of Nadal’s draw, third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas returns to motion as he performs his first event for the reason that Tokyo Olympics. Tsitsipas has shone on clay this yr, however his outcomes on onerous courts embody a semi-final on the Australian Open (l.

To Medvedev) and a closing in Acapulco (l. To Zverev). The Greek participant has landed on a tricky stretch and will face fifteenth seed Aslan Karatsev within the third spherical. Tsitsipas will begin towards the winner of Ugo Humbert and Lorenzo Sonego, whereas Karatsev awaits Cameron Norrie or Karen Khachanov.

World No. 2 Daniil Medevedev is the highest seed in Toronto, and he might face a well-recognized foe within the second spherical.

Nadal not too long ago misplaced to Llyod Harris

World No.4 Rafael Nadal not too long ago misplaced to Llyod Harris within the pre-quarters of the Citi Open 2021.

He didn’t get the specified end in Washington however will sit up for studying from his defeat. The ultimate scoreline of the match was 4-6, 6-1, 4-6. “See you on the white home quickly Rafael Nadal,” tweeted the official web page of the Rogers Cup.

Followers haven’t forgotten the selfie by which he unknowingly made a mistake and known as the US Capital because the ‘White Home’. It was a humorous second for some followers as they joked that Rafa is so new to Washington that he can’t even differentiate between the White Home and the US Capitol. Nevertheless, Rafa quickly clarified that it was a typing mistake and rectified his mistake on social media.