Rafael Nadal is trying to win his sixth time at the Madrid Open. In the second round, Zinedine Zidane, Vinicius Jr., and King Felipe VI of Spain watched him play against Alex De Minaur.

Nadal beat the world’s eleventh-ranked player, Alex De Minaur, 7-6 (8-6), 6-3 in the second round of the 2024 Madrid Open on Saturday. Ten days before, the two athletes had already competed against each other. In the second round of the Barcelona Open, De Minaur beat the 37-year-old.

Tennis TV posted a video on X, the old Twitter site, that showed King Felipe VI of Spain getting out of a car and introducing himself to the people in charge of the Madrid Open before going into the stadium while the game was still going on.

In another film that the ATP Tour put on X, football players Vinicius Jr. and Zinedine Zidane, who are both from France and Real Madrid, were shown. They were seen watching from the stands.

Nadal talked to Sky Sports after the match and said he was glad he had the chance to play against a player as good as Alex de Minaur. Because he was hurt, the Spanish football player had surgery in 2023 and has missed some games this season. He told everyone that he would take things one step at a time and was sure of his health.

“I’m excited to play against a great player like Alex de Minaur.” Tennis has not been as important to me as my body. I’ll see how far I can go if I can play tennis well. “I’ll see how I get better over time,” he said.