Spaniard Rafael Nadal is ready to make his return to tennis after missing the last two months due to a knee injury. Nadal is set to make an appearance at Paris Masters next week and will try to win this tournament for the first time in his career. According to organizers, the 31-year-old arrived in Paris on Friday.

Rafael Nadal will have a bye in the first round at Paris Masters and will face either Fernando Verdasco or Jeremy Chardy in the second round. Further down the road, Nadal could face defending 2017 Paris Masters winner Jack Sock in the third round and then meet Dominic Thiem in the quarterfinals. Good thing for him, however, is that both Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic are on the other side of the bracket, and could only meet them in the finals.

Le tableau de ce #RolexParisMasters !
Here is the draw ! pic.twitter.com/f8rUnFnjlg

— ROLEX PARIS MASTERS (@RolexPMasters) October 26, 2018

Rafael Nadal played his last tournament in September when he reached the semifinals of US Open and was the favorite to win the title. In the semi-final match against Juan Martin del Potro, however, he lost the two opening sets and then was forced to quit the game due to a knee injury. Nadal has been struggling with knee issues for several years now and was forced to retire from multiple tournaments in the past because of this problem.

Rafael Nadal will enter the Paris Masters as the No.1 ranked tennis player in the world, but he may not hold the position for too long. Novak Djokovic is only 215 points behind him and has an advantage of being record four times winner of the tournament.

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Did you really think that someone could stop Rafael Nadal from getting to 2018 French Open final? It could well be renamed to “Rafael Nadal and challengers” tournament since we see the same scene almost every year. Tennis players from all over the world come to Roland Garros, overcome numerous obstacles but eventually have to face Nadal and they rarely stand a chance.

This time, Rafael Nadal faced fifth-seeded Juan Martin del Potro in the 2018 French Open semi-finals on Friday and it didn’t even look fair. Nadal won all three sets, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2, and booked his place in the final for the 11th time. Spaniard, who is currently No.1 tennis player in the world, has a chance to win his 11th French Open title, since he advanced to the final 10 times before and won each time.

His opponent, No.8 tennis player in the world, Austrian Dominic Thiem, faced 72nd-ranked Marco Cecchinato in the semi-final match and booked his place in the final with 7-5, 7-6 (10), 6-1 win. This was Thiem’s third consecutive French Open semi-final match but first, win. As a matter of fact, this will be the first time for Thiem to advance in final of any Grand Slam tournament.

Despite facing a rather inexperienced opponent, Nadal was full of respect.

“He’s an amazing player,” – said Nadal of Thiem. “He’s a player with big power. He’s playing with big confidence. … I know I have to play at my best. I know I have to improve a little bit.“

Thiem spoke about Nadal in a similar manner but said he isn’t afraid to take on the challenge.

“He’s a big favorite against everybody,” – said Thiem of Nadal. “Still, I know how to play against him. I have a plan.”

2018 French Open final is scheduled to take place on Sunday, June 10.

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Spaniard Rafael Nadal is ready to make his return to tennis after missing the last two months due to a knee injury. Nadal is set to make an appearance at Paris Masters next week and will try to win this tournament for the first time in his career. According to organizers, the 31-year-old arrived in Paris on Friday.

Rafael Nadal will have a bye in the first round at Paris Masters and will face either Fernando Verdasco or Jeremy Chardy in the second round. Further down the road, Nadal could face defending 2017 Paris Masters winner Jack Sock in the third round and then meet Dominic Thiem in the quarterfinals. Good thing for him, however, is that both Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic are on the other side of the bracket, and could only meet them in the finals.

Le tableau de ce #RolexParisMasters !
Here is the draw ! pic.twitter.com/f8rUnFnjlg

— ROLEX PARIS MASTERS (@RolexPMasters) October 26, 2018

Rafael Nadal played his last tournament in September when he reached the semifinals of US Open and was the favorite to win the title. In the semi-final match against Juan Martin del Potro, however, he lost the two opening sets and then was forced to quit the game due to a knee injury. Nadal has been struggling with knee issues for several years now and was forced to retire from multiple tournaments in the past because of this problem.

Rafael Nadal will enter the Paris Masters as the No.1 ranked tennis player in the world, but he may not hold the position for too long. Novak Djokovic is only 215 points behind him and has an advantage of being record four times winner of the tournament.

The post Rafael Nadal Returns from Knee Injury appeared first on SportzBonanza.

Did you really think that someone could stop Rafael Nadal from getting to 2018 French Open final? It could well be renamed to “Rafael Nadal and challengers” tournament since we see the same scene almost every year. Tennis players from all over the world come to Roland Garros, overcome numerous obstacles but eventually have to face Nadal and they rarely stand a chance.

This time, Rafael Nadal faced fifth-seeded Juan Martin del Potro in the 2018 French Open semi-finals on Friday and it didn’t even look fair. Nadal won all three sets, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2, and booked his place in the final for the 11th time. Spaniard, who is currently No.1 tennis player in the world, has a chance to win his 11th French Open title, since he advanced to the final 10 times before and won each time.

His opponent, No.8 tennis player in the world, Austrian Dominic Thiem, faced 72nd-ranked Marco Cecchinato in the semi-final match and booked his place in the final with 7-5, 7-6 (10), 6-1 win. This was Thiem’s third consecutive French Open semi-final match but first, win. As a matter of fact, this will be the first time for Thiem to advance in final of any Grand Slam tournament.

Despite facing a rather inexperienced opponent, Nadal was full of respect.

“He’s an amazing player,” – said Nadal of Thiem. “He’s a player with big power. He’s playing with big confidence. … I know I have to play at my best. I know I have to improve a little bit.“

Thiem spoke about Nadal in a similar manner but said he isn’t afraid to take on the challenge.

“He’s a big favorite against everybody,” – said Thiem of Nadal. “Still, I know how to play against him. I have a plan.”

2018 French Open final is scheduled to take place on Sunday, June 10.

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