Despite losing his first set of the tournament in his third round against 26-seeded Karen Khachanov, Rafael Nadal, 35, reassured this Friday with a 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 success . The 5th player in the world will challenge Adrian Mannarino or Aslan Karatsev in 8th. “It’s probably my best match of the tournament“, savored the Mallorcan “This is a very special week for me. Coming back where I’m from makes things extra special“, he stressed, adding that the memory of these difficult months only increased his energy.