Rafael Nadal’s first singles match since dropping within the first spherical of the French Open in Could ended with a 6-3 6-4 win in opposition to Leo Borg within the first spherical of the Swedish Open.
Nadal, 38, missed Wimbledon to give attention to the Olympics in Paris this summer season and was making his return to motion on the match in Bastad.
The Spaniard, who gained a doubles match with Casper Ruud on Monday, broke his 21-year-old Swedish opponent, the son of tennis legend Bjorn Borg, with a drop shot within the fourth sport.
Nadal went on to serve out the ninth sport to like to take the primary set.
He broke world quantity 461 Borg within the first sport of the second set and, regardless of dropping the primary level when serving for the match, Nadal gained the sport to assert victory in a single hour 24 minutes.
“Nice emotions,” mentioned Nadal. “It was an enormous honour to play in opposition to the son of one of many greatest legends within the historical past of our sport.
“He performed fairly properly. He has a future in entrance so I want him all the easiest.”
Nadal will play Nice Britain’s Cameron Norrie within the second spherical.