Rafa Nadal exhibits on grass three years later

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Rafael Nadal

won again on grass this Wednesday three years after his last triumph on that surface, beating Swiss

6-2, 6-3 in the Hurlingham exhibition.

The Spaniard is finalizing his preparation for Wimbledon these days with training sessions at the All England Club, where he has already completed three, and with the exhibition at Hurlingham, in which he played the first of the two matches he has scheduled.

Having proven himself in training sets this week, with losses to Bulgaria's

and Poland's

Nadal stepped up onto the carpet at Hurlingham, located in one of London's most exclusive clubs.

The Spaniard trained in the morning at Wimbledon and later went to Hurlingham accompanied by his team, made up of

and

, as well as several friends.

"I am very happy to be back, after the year of the pandemic, last year's injury... It is a pleasure to play here," he said in statements at the foot of the track.

"It's nice to be able to play a couple of matches before Wimbledon starts. I used to play at Queen's before, now I'm too old to play so many matches. It's perfect for me to be able to play a couple of matches here, it helps me get used to the competition." , he added.

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Nadal, who already played this exhibition in 2018 and 2019, greatly improved the level of training to beat Wawrinka, whom he beat in two sets.

Despite signs of improvement, Nadal lost service twice to a Wawrinka who is far from being the tennis player who won three Grand Slam titles.

Except for that couple of disconnections on serve, Nadal greatly improved the percentage of firsts, was encouraged with some direct serve with second service and was much more aggressive with his game.

In just an hour he tasted victory again on this surface three years later, since

in the 2019 Wimbledon quarterfinals. His last match on grass was the 2019 semi-final against

.

The Spaniard's next match will be next Friday against

, whom he has already beaten at Roland Garros in five sets.

Nadal will continue to combine these days of training with this exhibition, he will know his luck in the main draw at Wimbledon in the draw on Monday and he will attend the press over the weekend.

His debut in the tournament that he has won in 2008 and 2010 will be on Tuesday.

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