American teenage tennis star Darwin Blanch, 16, shares his HILARIOUS reaction to being drawn against Rafael Nadal at the Madrid Open… after a rare wildcard offered the world number 1,028 a chance to participate in the tournament!

A young American tennis prodigy is set to face 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal at his home tournament in Madrid, after receiving a wildcard into the event.

Blanch, 16, is currently number 1,028 in the world rankings but must feel like he’s won the lottery after being chosen alongside Nadal for the first round of the clay-court tournament.

The teenager took to Snapchat completely shocked by the news on Monday, posting a photo of himself covering his face, alongside the caption: “Guys I’m playing Nadal wtf.”

Nadal is a record five-time champion in Madrid, but this is Blanch’s first time participating, and he has a career income of $30,650, compared to Nadal’s $134.7 million.

The Spaniard is recovering from injury and has slipped to 512th in the rankings, which could give Blanch a glimmer of hope ahead of their fight on Wednesday afternoon (Wednesday 4:00 EST).

Blanch played boys’ singles at the US Open last year, but now he’s taking the plunge

Blanch, 16, is pictured at Wimbledon last year. He has earned $30,650 so far in his career

Blanch was born in September 2007 and competed in his first-ever ATP Masters 1000 event last month in Miami, losing to world number 50 Tomas Machac in straight sets.

He has since traveled to Spain and reached the semi-finals of lower-ranked M15 Telde, only to lose to Diego Augusto Barreto Sánchez, after beating three players in the previous rounds.

Elsewhere in the Madrid Open tournament lineup, Carlos Alcaraz is back from injury to try to win a third consecutive title, but opener Novak Djokovic is absent.

Alcaraz will compete in his first European clay-court event of the season after skipping Monte Carlo and Barcelona due to a right arm injury.

The 20-year-old Spaniard begins his title defense against Alexander Shevchenko or Arthur Rinderknech.

Nadal returns from injury and will face a player he has never faced before in Madrid

Carlos Alcaraz is back on court and looking to win a third consecutive Madrid Open title this year.

The winner of the match between Blanch and Nadal will face 10th-ranked Alex de Minaur in the next round.

Nadal lost to De Minaur in the second round of the Barcelona Open last week in his first tournament in more than three months.

Nadal, 37, last won the Madrid title in 2017, when he beat Dominic Thiem in the final.

Djokovic, a three-time champion, will not play for the second year in a row in Madrid, reducing his preparation on clay for the defense of his title at Roland Garros.