Rafael Nadal and Cameron Norrie have played four times so far, and the 21-time Major winner has won all of them. The most recent encounter came in Acapulco, and they also met in Barcelona last year. Nadal toppled Norrie 6-1, 6-4 in front of the home fans on his beloved clay, sealing the deal in an hour and 34 minutes for a place in the semi-final.After the Monte Carlo quarter-final loss to Andrey Rublev and two shaky performances versus Ilya Ivashka and Kei Nishikori in the opening rounds in Barcelona, Rafa played well against the Briton, especially in the opening set.After the match, the Spaniard went straight to the practice court with his coach Carlos Moya, working on his groundstrokes for additional 15 minutes and preparin …

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