After studying of the Mutua Madrid Open draw that paired him with Rafael Nadal within the first spherical, the younger American participant Darwin Blanch printed an Instagram submit with a decidedly humorous emoticon and the amusing phrase: “Guys I play Nadal wtf!”
16 12 months outdated Darwin Blanch had a hilarious response when he realized he performs Rafa Nadal within the first spherical of Madrid
“Guys I play Nadal wtf” 😂
21 12 months age distinction.
That is solely his 2nd tour degree match. pic.twitter.com/JWVMvsw9eN
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) April 22, 2024
Nadal and Blanch can even play the match with the biggest age hole because the Masters 1000 has existed. Nadal and Blanch will probably be on courtroom on the afternoon of Thursday 25 April (native time) for the primary spherical match of the ATP Masters 1000 in Madrid.
And it will likely be a historic match in its personal method. In reality, it will likely be the match through which there would be the best age distinction between the 2 gamers on the courtroom because the ATP Masters 1000 existed, since 1990. Rafael Nadal is 21 years and 117 days older than Darwin Blanch.
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Till Thursday, the report was held by the duel between Jimmy Connors and Pete Sampras, separated by 18 years and 344 days after they met in Key Biscayne-Miami in 1992.
The draw for the primary spherical of the ATP Masters 1000 in Madrid had among the many primary causes of curiosity that of understanding Rafael Nadal’s first spherical opponent.
![Rafael Nadal](https://i0.wp.com/www.tennisworldusa.org/world/media/image147932.jpg?ssl=1)
If in Barcelona a number of days in the past it was Flavio Cobolli’s flip to play and be defeated by the 22-time Spanish Slam champion, this time within the first around the Spanish champion will play a fully unprecedented match towards the 16-year-old American participant Darwin Blanch within the draw with a wild card.
Blanch will play solely his second match at ATP degree after being defeated within the first spherical by the Czech Machac within the current Masters 1000 match in Miami. Darwin Blanch, born in 2007, is no 1,028 on this planet however is taken into account a really promising participant and because of this he was granted a wild card by the organizers.