Tennis - ATP Masters 1000 - Madrid Open - Caja Magica, Madrid, Spain - May 7, 2021 Germany's Alexander Zverev and Spain's Rafael Nadal after their quarter final match REUTERS/Sergio Perez
MADRID (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal was knocked out of the Madrid Open quarter-finals stage 6-4 6-4 by German Alex Zverev on Friday.
Nadal, a five-time winner in the Spanish capital, was the favourite and top seed having lifted the Barcelona Open trophy last month but played below par on a sweltering spring day.
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