the barcelona open. nadal is returning from another long term injury in what could be his final year before retirement. the 22 time grand slam winner s serve was broken in the first game and he eventually lost the first set by 7 5. the 37 year old looked increasingly tired during the next set, and that too went to de minaur 6 1 in what was possibly nadal s last appearance in the barcelona open. i think i was able to show myself, most important, and the rest of the world, to show myself that when i was really trying at high percentage of intensity my level was there to compete now, so and i didn t practice a lot. so that s encouraged me to keep going. third seed casper ruud of norway started his 2024 barcelona open with a straight sets win over world number 110 alexandre muller of france.
Novak Djokovic struggled to a winning comeback at the ATP-WTA Indian Wells Masters five years after his last appearance, defeating Aleksandar Vukic 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 on Saturday.
LONDON: Andy Murray hopes to challenge for a third Olympic gold medal in Paris this year despite a run of poor form and hints that he could soon call time on his illustrious career.The 36-year-old.