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'It’s kind of bittersweet,' Jiri Lehecka explains what was it like to play against Rafael Nadal in front of the Spaniard’s home crowd

Rafael Nadal possibly played his last match at the Madrid Open, where he is a five-time champion. On Tuesday (April 30), Jiri Lehecka ended Nadal’s run with a 7-5, 6-4 scoreline on the Manolo Santana court to reach the quarterfinals.

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