Rafa is about to complete a wonderful comeback to tennis as he reached the single and doubles finals in Vina del Mar and he can smile for a good draw in Sao Paulo.
The Spaniard will be full of confidence to undertake the next tournament in Brazil where he is seeded no.1 in singles and he will team up with Nalbandian in doubles.
The Brasil Open is played on indoor clay courts. That will be an interesting test for Rafa to check how he can play on faster conditions. Tops seeds in the single draw are Nadal, Almagro (last year’s champion), Monaco and Chardy.
The Winner?
We can see only Nadal, unless he get injured or he has some troubles to his knee. Touch wood 😉
Here the analysis of the path of the top 2 seeds
1st Half – Nadal
| Round | Opponent | Rank | Head to Head |
| 1st | bye | ||
| 2nd | Ramirez-Hidalgo | 91 | 2-0 for Rafa. Last time they played it was 10 years ago in challegers |
| Quarter | Ramos | 50 | 1st time they play |
|
Semifinal |
Chardy |
26 |
1-0 for Rafa that has just defeated him in Vina del Mar smies 6-2 6-2 |
|
Final |
Almagro |
11 |
8-0 for Rafa that lost just a couple of sets |
2nd Half – Almagro
| Round | Opponent | Rank | Head to Head |
| 1st | bye | ||
| 2nd | Zeballos | 73 | 1st time playing |
| Quarter | Fognini | 42 | 3-1 for Almagro. |
|
Semifinal |
Monaco |
15 |
4-3 Almagro, but Monaco won the last 2 matches |
|
Final |
Nadal |
11 |
8-0 for Rafa that lost just a couple of sets |
Last year’s final when Almagro defeated Volandri 6-3 4-6 6-4
