RIO DE JANEIRO — After an hour-long delay for rain, Rafael Nadal advanced to the second round at the Rio Open with 6-1, 6-4 win over fellow Spaniard Pablo Carreno.
Nadal won gold in the Beijing Olympics in 2008 but missed the London Olympics with an injury. Despite being asked about it repeatedly, he's staying away from talking about the Rio's Olympics that open in six months.
"The Olympics is a very important event, a very special one, and I'm going to try my best when the Olympics arrive," Nadal said. "But for now I'm playing the ATP tournament in Rio.