Nadal bows out in Barcelona Open second round; Ruud overpowers Muller
three changes at half-time including bringing on Angel Correa and his energy told immediately, Mats Hummels conceding a poor own goal before the Argentine netted to put Atletico back ahead in the tie.
But those goals brought Dortmund back to life, with Niclas Fullkrug and Marcel Sabitzer each scoring in a three-minute period. Dortmund will next face PSG in the semi nal at Wembley on June 1.
The results (quarterfinals, second leg): Dortmund 4 (Brandt 34, Maatsen 39, Fullkrug 71, Sabitzer 74) bt Atletico 2 (Hummels 49-og, Correa 64) (Dortmund wins 5-4 on aggregate); Barcelona 1 (Raphinha 12) lost to PSG 4 (Dembele 40, Vitinha 54, Mbappe 61-pen, 89) (PSG wins 6-4).
Rafael Nadal su¢ered his rst defeat on his return to tennis after injury as he fell 5-7, 1-6 against Alex de Minaur on Wednesday in the Barcelona Open second round.
The 22-time Grand Slam title winner, back on court this week after three months on the sidelines, battled well but eventually crumbled against the hardworking Australian.
Norway’s three-time Grand Slam nalist Casper Ruud came out on top in an entertaining 6-3, 6-4 match against Alexandre Muller to reach the third round.
The 25-year-old Norwegian was broken twice in the rst set and allowed Muller to save 10 of 14 break points.
However, despite his sloppiness Ruud still took the set.
The third seed looked to have sealed the match when he broke his French journeyman opponent in the third game of the second set.
However, the World No. 6 gave up four break points while serving for the match to allow 27-year-old Muller back in at 5-4. Ruud, though broke Muller to progress with his 25th victory in 2024.