ATP Barcelona: Nadal will play the Barcelona tournament before Roland-Garros

Rafael Nadal will refine his preparation for Roland-Garros by playing the ATP 500 tournament in Barcelona next month (note: start on April 16). The world No.4 is looking for a 13th title in Barcelona since his first won in 2005.

“Having Rafa at Barcelona is very exciting for the tournament and expectations will be high as to how far he can go.“, declared the director of the tournament, David Ferrer, former Spanish professional player, finalist in Roland-Garros in 2013.

Rafael Nadal made a sensational start to the season with his victory at the Australian Open in January, toppling Daniil Medvedev in the final after being down 2 sets to 0. It was the 21st Grand Slam title for the 35-year-old Spaniard who overtook Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic to become the most successful tennis player of all time in major tournaments.

The Majorcan also won the Acapulco tournament last weekend by defeating new world number 1 Daniil Medvedev in the semi-finals. He is undefeated in 15 matches this season. After the ATP 500 tournament in Barcelona, ​​the Spanish ogre will come to Paris to seek a 14th title to swell his record number of victories at Roland-Garros, after being beaten by Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals last year.