Rafael Nadal has qualified for the second round of the Masters clay tennis tournament in Madrid with a prize fund of €7,877,020. The five-time champion in the Spanish capital prevailed easily with 6:0, 6:1 against Darwin Blanch.
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The 16-year-old wild card American failed to find a single break point and committed 27 unforced errors as the home side wrapped up the match after just 64 minutes.
Nadal has 57 wins at the Madrid tournament, a record, while Darwin Blanch played only his second match at ATP level.
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Matadora, who is over 21 years older than his opponent today, will face No. 10 seed Alex de Minor in the second round.
The Australian eliminated the 22-time Grand Slam champion in Barcelona just a week ago.
Rafael Nadal has 3 wins and 2 losses in his matches against De Minor. The two played against each other just a few days ago at the tournament in Barcelona, with the Australian winning 2-0 in the set.
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