Rafael Nadal He returned this Tuesday with a victory on the ATP circuit. He has done it in first round of the Swedish tournament Stopon clay and in the 250 category Nadal defeated the local player Leo Borg through 6-3 and 6-4 to enter the second round of the tournament without any difficulty, the first he played since his early exit from Roland Garros.
It is true that it is a priori match conducive to finding good feelings, but the Spanish player fulfilled this premise without problems. Comfortable with his serve, steady pressure on his forehand and there are no problems from below, Nadal has no problem in getting the victory.
The challenge is that of the young Swedish player, at twenty-one years old, number 461 in the world. Nadal, now ranked 261st, has managed to dominate all-time a tennis player who is the son of Swedish clay court legend Bjorn Borg. Victory, therefore, would allow him to move up a few places in the rankings to stay around 242nd place.
It has been shown aggressive with his forehand Nadal, who settled on his serve to gradually build his advantage on the scoreboard. Without giving up options on his serve, his chance for another came in the fourth game of the match, where he was able to dominate his forehand. Although Borg saved the first option, he did nothing about the second, including Nadal leads by one point on that shot dominant and defined with a great decline.
That 3-1 score was a big step forward for Nadal, as the Spaniard showed himself to be dominant on his serve, giving the others almost no options and steadily cruising towards the first set. He closed it out 6-3 without complications which gave him an advantage in the fight.
The tone didn’t change in the second, where Nadal immediately broke Borg’s game. The Spaniard took the game from his rival’s backhand early on, he hit his forehand and earned a break in the first game of the set. From then on, Nadal controlled the situation, letting loose with the backhand, sometimes even seeking pressure at the net. Solid on his serve, Nadal didn’t allow any options here sign a certain 6-4.
Less than an hour and a half of filming his individual return to the slopes. So, he advanced to the second round, now the round of 16, where his bigger rival and the next Thursday. Be Cameron Norrie, fifth seed in the tournament and a good touchstone in this tournament that Nadal is using in preparation for the Paris Olympic Games. Rafa dominated the head-to-head with the British 4-1. New, back on court this Wednesday with Casper Ruud to play the quarterfinals of the doubles draw (third shift starting at 11:00).
Source: La Verdad
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