Rafa Nadal, who injured his thigh in early January at the Brisbane tournament and then withdrew from the Australian Open, will participate in this 71st edition of the Conde de Godó Trophy.
After a blank 2023 due to his injuries and having to give up not only the previously announced competitions, but also the Doha, Indian Wells and Monte Carlo Masters 1,000, the Manacorí returns and does so in a tournament in which accumulate good memories.
According to the draw held on Saturday in which he himself acted as the innocent hand, in this first round he will face the Italian Flavio Cobolli, 63rd in the world, 16 years younger than him, whom he had never met before.
If Nadal wins, he will then face the prospect of a second round against Australian Alex De Miñaur (11th), before possibly facing his compatriot Carlos Alcaraz in the semi-finals, although this was before the Murcian announced he was retiring. After testing on Sunday, Alcaraz resigned from the tournament due to forearm problems since last week.
The first round match of the Conde Godó Trophy between Nadal and Cobolli will be played this Tuesday, April 16. It will begin no earlier than 4:00 p.m. The match can be seen on television on Teledeporte, Esport3 and Movistar and can also be followed live through the La Vanguardia website.