Rafael Nadal’s road to the round of 16 at the Masters 1,000 Madrid goes through a third consecutive victory on the center court of the Caja Mágicawhere, for the first time in his career, he will face the Argentine Pedro Cachín.
Never before has Nadal, who previously surpassed the young American Darwin Blanch, tournament guest, and then the Australian Alex de Minaur, eleventh seed, had run into a competition with Cachín, ranked 91st on the ATP circuit, champion in Gstaad, on dirt, last year. It is, so far, the Argentine’s only success, sponsored by Alex Corretja in his first steps as a professional.
The 29-year-old Bel Ville player is one game away from matching his best role in Madrid. Present for the third edition, he did not surpass the previous round in his debut. It was last year when He managed to advance to the second round, where he was surpassed by the German, eventual finalist, Jan Lennard Struff.whom he had against the ropes.
The Argentine arrived in Madrid with the burden of fifteen consecutive defeats and the intention of regaining confidence. Little by little he has risen. At the Caja Mágica, he has beaten the American Frances Tiafoe 7-6 (1), 3-6 and 6-4, just like in 2023, to win two matches again at the Caja Mágica in Madrid and emerge as the next rival of Rafael Nadal.
“It is a relief and the icing on the cake to be able to play against Rafa in Madrid, which has given him so much joy. It gave me some joy, but not as much as it did him,” said Cachín, who needed two hours and 41 minutes of play to beat Tiafoe, his second rival in Madrid after the Austrian Sebastian Ofner in the first leg.
It was the reunion with the triumph of the Argentine, who had not won since he won on August 2, in Kitzbuhel, against the Spaniard Albert Ramos.
“I am very happy for the victory, it was a hard-fought match, in different conditions and it worked in my favor and I was able to resolve it”, he said about his victory against Tiafoe. Now, Cachín will have a huge prize and gift, facing Nadal for the first time.
2024-04-29 14:10:21
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