Rafael Nadal returned to singles action with victory over Bjorn Borg's son Leo at the Swedish Open, live on Sky Sports.
Rafael Nadal returned to singles action with victory over Bjorn Borg's son Leo at the Swedish Open, live on Sky Sports. The pairing of the names of the two best men's clay-courters of the Open era provoked excitement within tennis, although 21-year-old Leo appears highly unlikely to have a career anything like that of his father. Ranked 461, Leo was given a wild card for the tournament in Bastad and competed well against his illustrious opponent before succumbing to a 6-3 6-4 defeat.
The 38-year-old decided to stay on clay rather than risk further injury by switching to grass and has been practising with the goal of being at his best for the Paris Olympics later this month. Nadal should have a stiffer test next against British number two Cameron Norrie, who defeated Jozef Kovalik in the first round on Monday. Nadal and Norrie will face off live on Sky Sports Tennis on Thursday.
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