Nadal Ready To Pursue Sixth Madrid Title

Rafael Nadal has arrived at the Mutua Madrid Open, where he will aim to extend his record to six titles at the ATP Masters 1000 event.

The Caja Magica has long been a successful setting for the home favourite, who owns more match wins at the tournament, with 51, than any other player. Nadal has won a clay-court title in each of the past 15 seasons dating back to his first victory in Sopot in 2004, and he is trying to capture his first trophy of 2019 after semi-final showings in Monte-Carlo and Barcelona.

It will be a field full of superstars in Madrid featuring Nadal, World No. 1 Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, who is competing on clay for the first time since 2016 Rome. Nadal owns a 10-5 record against Top 10 opponents in Madrid, and he will look to add to that total this year as the second seed.

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