***Nadal rejoices after winning his comeback after 3 months***

Rafael Nadal (644th place, Spain) won his return after 3 months.

Nadal defeated Flavio Coboli (62nd, Italy) 2-2 in the first round of the singles finals on the second day of the Men's Professional Tennis (ATP) Tour Barcelona Open (total prize money of 2,782,960 euros) held in Barcelona, Spain on the 17th (Korean time). They defeated it 0 (6-2 6-3).

Nadal, who competed in the tournament for the first time in about three months since the Brisbane International in January of this year, will face Alex Diminor (11th place, Australia) in the round of 32, the second round.

Nadal was unable to compete for a year after the Australian Open in January last year due to back and hip injuries, and made his comeback through the Brisbane International in January this year, but took a 3-month hiatus due to a leg muscle injury again.

Originally, after the Brisbane International, he planned to continue participating in competitions such as the Australian Open in January, the Qatar Open in February, the BNP Paribas Open in March, and the Rolex Monte Carlo Masters earlier this month, but due to injury, he canceled all plans to participate in the competitions.

It has been almost two years since the French Open in May 2022 that Nadal played an official match on clay courts.

The Barcelona Open is a special tournament for Nadal.

Nadal first won this tournament in 2005 and has reached the top a total of 12 times until 2021.

The main court of the venue was also named ‘Pista Rafa Nadal’ after Nadal.