Nadal cool on expectations after winning injury return

The 22-time Grand Slam champion had not played a competitive match since January but eased past the 62nd-ranked Cobolli in 85 minutes to reach the second round. The former world number one has seen his ranking slip to 644 after missing all of the 2023 season following the Australian Open. His comeback at the start of this year hit a stumbling block when he felt a hip injury flare up in Brisbane. For Nadal, a 12-time winner in Barcelona, it was his first appearance on clay since he won the French Open almost two years ago...