Nadal-Moutet, 3-1Moutet’s blank game, which was finally discovered after three games in which only Nadal reigned on the court. The Frenchman increases the speed of his shots by one point, which he desperately needs if he wants to win points and games against Rafa.
Nadal-Moutet, 3-0Nadal confirmed the break by giving up a point on his serve and a fantastic counter to make it 3-0. Rafa began to take part in the game, very comfortable with exchanges against a Moutet who was not too sharp at the moment with his punches to really annoy the Spanish tennis player.
Nadal-Moutet, 2-0 (Nadal break)Nadal stood with three consecutive ball breaks (0-40) and, although Moutet won by a good score on a counter, two double faults in the same game made things easier for Manacorí. First blow of the match in favor of Rafa.
Nadal-Moutet, 1-0Rafa Nadal keeps his serving without too many problems against Moutet, a left-handed player like him.
FIRST SETThe fight will begin with Nadal serving.
Moutet, a rival who idolizes himCorentin Moutet confessed in his press conference that Rafa Nadal was his idol as a child, to the point that “he slept in Nadal’s sleeveless shirts”. “I imitated him in everything, in his serve, in his driving, in everything, until one day I decided to do what was really best for me. And that certainly happened so that he was no longer imitated,” he said. of French.
Going for 300 ‘big’ successesNadal has a chance to add his 300th victory to Grand Slam tournaments, where Roland Garros is his main source of success with 106 wins in 109 games played in Paris. Rafa now has a balance of ‘big’ 299-41 and will try to reach the 300 wins already achieved in his time by Roger Federer (369-60) and Novak Djokovic (325-46).
first showdownNadal, 35 years old and world number 5, and Moutet, 23 and 139 in the ranking, will meet this afternoon-evening for the first time on the ATP circuit. The winner of the match will face Dutchman Botic Van de Zandschulp in the 3rd round, who defeated Fabio Fognini 6-4, 7-6, 3-2 in the 2nd round and the Italian fell.
Now, Nadal-MoutetRafa Nadal will face Frenchman Corentin Moutet in the 2nd round of Roland Garros, a tournament in which he seeks to capture his 14th title and 22nd Grand Slam.
Source: La Verdad
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