Relentless Rafael Nadal sweeps aside Blanch in the 1st round to battle vs De Minaur. HIGHLIGHTS – MADRID RESULTS

MUTUA MADRID OPEN - MADRID DRAW AND RESULTS. Nadal upsets Blanch to square off with Alex De Minaur in the 2nd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Rafael Nadal vs. Darwin Blanch

Rafael Nadal shocks Darwin Blanch 6-1 6-0 in the 1st round in Madrid on Thursday after playing a fantastic match to square off with Alex De Minaur in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 4 minutes. The Spaniard won this tournament 5 times in 2005, 2010, 2013, 2014 and 2017. Here you can see his history at this event.

Nadal
Madrid
Nadal's Record

Highlights Rafael Nadal vs. Darwin Blanch Mutua Madrid Open – Madrid

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Nadal
Blanch
Rafael Nadal
6-1 6-0
1h:04
Darwin Blanch
53
53
Total points
25
25
19
19
Winners
14
14
36%
36%
Ratio Winners
56%
56%
-- Serve --
2
2
Aces
2
2
0
0
Double Faults
2
2
62%
62%
1st in
69%
69%
79%
79%
1st won
52%
52%
19/24
19/24
1st won
14/27
14/27
73%
73%
2nd won
17%
17%
11/15
11/15
2nd won
2/12
2/12
-- Break Points --
5/9
5/9
Total
0/0
0/0
56%
56%
Won
0%
0%
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At the end of the match, Nadal scored 53 points vs. Darwin’s 25.

Nadal

The Spaniard served exceptionally well to win 79% of the points (19/24) behind his first serve, and he won 73% points (11/15) on his second serve. The Spaniard was pretty effective at converting 56% of the break points that he procured (5/9).

Blanch

On the other side, Darwin wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/0). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this encounter, the head to head between Nadal and Blanch is 1-0 for Rafael.

Draw and next match H2H: Rafael Nadal vs. Alex De Minaur – stats

Nadal will square off with De Minaur in the 2nd round.

This will be the 6th time that Rafael Nadal and Alex De Minaur play each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), but De Minaur has a winning record of 1-0 on clay.

The last time that they squared off, De Minaur won 7-5 6-1 in the 2nd round in Barcelona back in April 2024.

Rafael Nadal Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Nadal 6-1
NadalBlanch
6
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
NadalBlanch
6
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
NadalBlanch
5
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
NadalBlanch
4
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
NadalBlanch
3
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
NadalBlanch
3
0
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
NadalBlanch
2
0
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
NadalBlanch
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
0

Nadal commenced this set in the best possible way after breaking Darwin Blanch in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. The Spaniard improved his lead after breaking the American in the 6th (5-1) game before winning the set (6-1).

The American was completely wiped out in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 3-1 to 6-1.

The Spaniard converted 33% of his break points (2/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 30-40), the 6th (4-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 8th game (6-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, the Spaniard didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 45 points. Nadal conquered the set after winning 15 points more than the American (30-15). The Spaniard was extremely solid on serve to drop just 4 points (17-4). Regarding the other side of the net, the American conceded 13 points on serve (11-13).

2nd Set -
Nadal 6-0
NadalBlanch
6
0
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
NadalBlanch
5
0
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
NadalBlanch
4
0
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
NadalBlanch
3
0
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
NadalBlanch
2
0
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15

Darwin lost her way in this set and Nadal won the set 6-0.

The Spaniard converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 3rd (2-0 30-40 and 40-A) and the 5th game (4-0 15-40). On the other side, the Spaniard didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 33 points. Rafael was the one to win the set after conquering 13 points more than Darwin (23-10). The Spaniard dropped 5 points on serve (13-5). On the losing side, Blanch conceded 10 points on serve (5-10).

1st
Nadal
Blanch
6-1
6
1
5
1
4
1
3
1
3
0
2
0
1
0
2nd
Nadal
Blanch
6-0
6
0
5
0
4
0
3
0
2
0
1
0
 

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