Rafael Nadal Loses Both Finals in VTR Open

Tennis King Rafael Nadal lost both the singles and doubles finals on Sunday at the VTR Open in Chile. By the end of last year he was struggling with left knee injury. So that he didn’t participate in any matches. After 7 months gap, he returned to the ground for VTR Open.

His fans expect that Nadal will surely win this match. So they came to the ground and voiced for Nadal. But unfortunately Nadal lost the championship in both singles and doubles finals. It was the fifth loss for Nadal in a singles final on clay. Nadal face Argentina's Horacio Zeballos and finally Zeballos won the match by 6-7 (2), 7-6 (6), 6-4. In doubles finals Rafael Nadal and his partner Juan Monaco lost in 6-2, 6-4 against the Italian pair of Paolo Lorenzi and Potito Starace.

After losing the match Rafael Nadal said that, “Everything was fine. I wanted to win the match. But I didn’t exactly give my best. This is the beginning for many tournaments. I hope that I can able to get lot of success in upcoming matches”. Zeballos said that, “It's a great game in my life. I will never forget this moment in my life”.

Rafael Nadal back after a break

Rafael Nadal is one of the leading tennis players. In June 2012, he lost the Wimbledon Tennis in second round and that was the last match he played. Due to his left knee causing him pain, he was planning to return to ground at the end of last year. Immediately after that he suffered from stomach problem. So he was too late to return to the ground.

After a long gap Rafael Nadal is going to participate in the level 4 - International tennis tournament in Chile before heading to tournaments in Brazil(February 11) and Mexico(February 25). This week, Nadal slipped to No. 5 in the latest ATP Rankings. At present he is in hometown to prepare for his next match.

Rafael Nadal said to the reporters that, “I am going to play after seven months in a professional tennis tournament. Since the motivation is big, I am very happy to participate back in the competition. I know that the first three tournaments are going to be difficult in terms of results but I am going to try everything. I will need a few weeks to see how things improve.”