Before Tuesday, Rafael Nadal hadn’t appeared on a clay court since celebrating his 14th triumph at 2022 Roland Garros. So it was perhaps fitting that the 22-time major champion's highly-anticipated return to the surface came on the show court bearing his name at the Real Club Tenis de Barcelona-1899. Playing his first match in more than 100 days, Nadal navigated his way past Flavio Cobolli, 6-2, 6-3, to advance at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell. A 12-time title holder at the event, the... Read this story
