The third edition of Rafa Nadal Open by Sotheby’s International Realty, which starts tomorrow on the slopes of the Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar, you already know the pairings that will determine the fight for the title in Manacor. The draw, which was held in the Rafa Nadal Museum, has had the presence of Bernard tomic.
Among the names that will fight to win the trophy stands out Fernando Verdasco. The Spaniard, who rose to a place as World No. 7 after reaching the semifinals in the Australian Open, is one of the most prestigious rackets in the frame. The Madrilenian, who has in his display case seven ATP Tour titles, is one of the eleven active players who has passed the 500 wins in his carrer. Meanwhile, in its passage through the ATP Challenger Tour registers more than 60 games played, as well as a trophy in El Espinar (Segovia) in 2007. In his debut in Manacor, Verdasco will face Yosuke Watanuki.
Another reference to take into account in Mallorca will be that of Bernard Tomic, champion of the Rafa Nadal Open by Sotheby’s International Realty in its first edition. The Australian, who stood out on the circuit with only 19 years, reached the Wimbledon 2011 quarter-finals becoming one of the great promises of his generation. The 4 ATP title champion will seek to reissue in Manacor the successes achieved in the past and to delight a hobby that saw him overcome in the final of 2018 to Mathias Bachinger, who bent 4-6 6-3 7-6. This year he will debut in the tournament against the Portuguese Frederico Ferreyra. The British Liam Broady, the Portuguese Joao Sousa, the Japanese Yasutaka Uchiyama and the Austrian Sebastian Ofner are among the list of candidates to lift the trophy on Sunday 5 September.
Spaniards will also have a lot of prominence Carlos Gómez Herrera, Roberto Ortega and the player from the Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar Daniel Rincon, one of the 5 best Junior players in the World and champion of the Orange Bowl in singles and doubles in 2019, who will face the American Stefan Kozlov. It will also be in the main draw Nicolas Varona Alvarez, who at age 20 occupies a place in the ATP Top 500 and seeks to break through on the ATP Challenger Tour, a circuit where he has already played three matches. Today Nicolás has proclaimed himself champion of the ITF tournament played in Santander.
In the previous phase Players from the Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar will also participate as Joan Nadal, who will face Nick Chappell, Rafael Guiotis, will play against the Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci, and Aaron CohenHe will do so against Michael Geerts. At doubles box we will see in action the couple made up of Joan and Toni Nadal and the Spanish-Chilean duo made up of Carlos Gómez Herrera and Marcelo Tomás Barrios.
As in the two previous editions, tournament tickets will be free and fans will be able to download them in the coming weeks through the website https://www.rafanadalopen.com/. In addition, all those who download their tickets will be able to access the Rafa Nadal Museum for only 5 euros by reserving their ticket at the reception. The capacity will be reduced in line with the measures adopted by the health authorities.