'Perfect to play a couple of matches' - Rafael Nadal wins his first match back on grass at Hurlingham in London
Rafael Nadal beat three-time Major winner Stanislas Wawrinka 6-2 6-3 in an exhibition game at the Hurlingham Classic in his first match on grass since 2019. Nadal missed out on Wimbledon last year due to a chronic foot condition but looked in good shape in front of 1,300 spectators in Fulham, west London on Wednesday afternoon. Ad/> The 22-time Grand Slam winner says he was pleased with how he performed and believes the matches at Hurlingham will prove to be beneficial ahead of Wimbledon which gets underway on June 27.


