Rafa's much anticipated return happened last night in his opening match against compatriot, David Ferrer. It didn't turn out to be the run out that Rafa had anticipated as ironically, Ferrer had to retire with a knee injury following the seventh game when Rafa had broke for 4-3 lead.
As could be expected, Rafa was decidedly rusty, with a very poor 50% serving percentage and a high number of unforced errors. Perhaps he will get more of a run out against his next opponent, Phillip Petzschner.
Here's Rafa's post match interview ...
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