Rafael Nadal accelerated towards the round of 16 by pulverizing the number 29 in the world, Botic Van de Zandschulp. It is necessary to underline the ranking of the Dutchman, who reached the quarterfinals of the last US Open and reached the final of the recent ATP on clay in Munich, to gauge the relevance of the show starring the thirteen -time champion of Roland Garros, won 108 of 11 against eighteen entries, signing his 301st Grand Slam victory. To complete the show, he added a dose of suspense at the end. the icing
The Balearic, 35 years old and number 5 in the world, won 6-3, 6-2 and 6-4 at 2h.11 ‘. A whirlwind of dealings blows from side to side, up and down. He doesn’t want to spend more energy than he should, minimizing the risks to his sore left foot, which intensifies his high concentration levels and invites him to be more aggressive in his tennis. A wonderful cocktail on a day of inspiration against one of the tennis players who has made the most progress in recent months, a punch that, however, did not pass into becoming a clay specialist.
He knew how the king of this surface was spending them, he suffered it personally. They were more pleased with the Suzanne Lenglen Track, the second in size and relevance of the sports complex, Zinedine Zidane or the artists Owen Wilson and Woody Harrelson. On Saturday Rafa Nadal will play the role of spectator in the Champions League final in between Real Madrid and Liverpool, at the Stade de France in Paris. He has a training day but no competition.
He will be back in action, back in the middle, on Sunday, against the Canadian Felix Auger-Alissime, who won his first against Roland Garros in this edition. He defeated the Serbian Filip Krajinovic of 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2) and 7-5.
Tony Nadal you are in luck. She will enjoy a mini vacation in the French capital because she can’t work her pupil Auger-Aliassime because she is her nephew’s protagonist. It was one of the clauses of the contract when he joined the North American technical team, which includes French. Frederic Fontang as the sole coach on this occasion.
This will be the second duel between Nadal and Auger-Aliassime, 21 years old and number 9. In the land of Madrid, in 2019, Rafa won, 6-3 and 6-3. He solved three initial rounds that were outstanding, even more than what he calibrated after a rib injury and left Rome sprained in the left foot. Enter the powered in a path full of curves: Auger-Aliassime, Djokovic, Alcaraz… Every obstacle will overcome the former.
Nadal sharpened his tennis against Van de Zandschulp. He started to deliver his service but then he had an incredible streak for someone who wasn’t a ‘gunner’: he chained five white games into his service, he went on a run of 32 out of 34 points to seal the two sets.
At 4-0 in the third it is only a matter of judgment. Head to the rival, he was striking. However, Van de Zandschulp was freed and struck by the faith taken away from him. The desperation of the sentenced, a final death rattle complicated the panorama for Nadal, who between the first and second points of the match had to salvage a break ball for 5-5. I avoid it. He went back right and the serve.
He made 13 unforced errors in two hours, just five between the first and second sets. He got 25 winning shots. Returning sensations, crossing fingers so that there is no ‘bad leg’, that the “incurable” left foot is not mediated.
Source: La Verdad
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