Rafa Nadal makes fast start in Rome, Tsitsipas out

Tennis - ATP Masters 1000 - Italian Open - Foro Italico, Rome, Italy - September 16, 2020. Spain's Rafael Nadal in action during his second-round match against Spain's Pablo Carreno-Busta. [REUTERS/Clive Brunskill]

Nine-times champion Rafa Nadal showed little signs of rust when he played his first match in 200 days as he beat fellow Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta 6-1 6-1 in the Italian Open in Rome on Wednesday.

Nadal, who received a bye into the second round, has not played a tournament since winning his 85th singles title in Acapulco, having skipped the Western & Southern Open and the U.S. Open in New York due to COVID-19 concerns.