The Spaniard adds another three-set win against Corentin Moutet, leaving behind physical problems
Rafael Nadal reached the third round of Roland Garros this Wednesday, but above all gave a clear signal. “We’ve already talked too much about physical problems, it’s time to focus on tennis.” A statement with which he intends to end the monologue that has turned him into a buzz and which he himself described as “an old car that is difficult to start”. really matters, for what he does on the track. There, in another Balearic monologue, came Nadal’s 300th Grand Slam win, hardened against a Corentin Moutet (6-3, 6-1 and 6-4) who never had enough arguments to put the Spaniards in trouble.
Another win for Nadal at Roland Garros and another second round win, that’s a fetish for him. He has never failed in his bid to reach the third round in Paris, but in the spotless 18-0 he sees at this stage, he has barely dropped a set. Moutet threatened to be the second to scare Nadal at this stage of the tournament, but the Spaniard turned off the alarms.
After two calm sets, won in 40 minutes and without major service problems, Moutet let go, taking advantage of his first break points and taking a 2-0 lead against the thirteen-time tournament winner. Shock at the Philippe Chatrier. The shock soon faded, as Nadal went from 2-0 to 3-5. And there came the second mole of the match; another missed service. Another chance for the Frenchman to get closer to the set, another annulment by Nadal, who broke the next serve to take his 107th win at Roland Garros, further extending the lead with Roger Federer, who has 105 at Wimbledon.
“I’m in the third round of Roland Garros without losing a set. It’s a good start to the tournament. It could have been better, but also much worse. So far I have played at a good level and this is positive,” analyzed Nadal, who did not hesitate to show his preferences between day and night in Paris.
“For me, it’s a new feeling to play at night. I prefer to play during the day, especially on land, because I have never liked night sessions on land. My preference is always to play during the day, but I understand that the tournament benefits from the options it has after what they have invested,” the Spaniard assimilated.
Now Nadal will face Botic Van de Zandschlup in the third round, who took advantage of Fabio Fognini’s withdrawal to advance to the tournament. The Dutchman, number 29 in the world, has never faced Nadal and his stop at Roland Garros is the third round this year.
In addition to the Manacorense victory, Bernabé Zapata also advanced to the round, beating Indian Wells champion Taylor Fritz pro 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 and 6-3. Zapata, number 131 in the world and from the previous phase, will face American John Isner in the third round. The one who finished his participation in this Roland Garros was Jaume Munar, who lost two sets advantage against Diego Schwartzman (2-6, 6-7, 6-2, 6-2 and 6-2).
Novak Djokovic, the leading contender for the title due to his number one status, had no problem losing Alex Molcan (6-2, 6-3 and 7-6) to face Aljaz Bedene in the third round.
Source: La Verdad
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