Rafa Nadal beat Zizou Bergs 4-6 6-3 6-4. Reuters
Rome, May 9
Ten-time champion Rafa Nadal overcame losing the opening set to defeat Belgian qualifier Zizou Bergs 4-6 6-3 6-4 and reach the Italian Open second round in Rome today, as the Spaniard’s steady progress continued.
Nadal, who last won the title in Rome in 2021, was given a stiff test by the 24-year-old in a match which lasted almost three hours on centre court, and now faces Polish seventh seed Hubert Hurkacz.
“That was not my best match, I was practising better than I played today, but I found a way to win,” said Nadal. — Reuters
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