Rafa Nadal has yet to leave but also won with 39 errors

See what Wimbledon is like Rafael Nadal. Yes, he has won fourteen titles at Roland Garros, but his favorite tournament was this, the only one in which he also played in the junior category. The grass is a test sometimes because of tendinitis in the knee, because of the proximity to the land of Paris, but also a space where to enjoy and lift two of his twenty -two trophies of Grand Slamin 2008 and 2010.

After three years away on the pitch, Nadal is back with the joy of seeing how the treatment works on his left foot. Reduced pain, he focused on complex adaptation to the environment. He trained in Mallorca, also at the All England Club, he played two exhibition games.

The applied job was not enough for him to be comfortable with his first round victory against the Argentine Francisco Cerundolo by 6-4, 6-3, 3-6 and 6-4.

That three-and-a-half hour shoot should be the springboard for Rafa Nadal’s takeoff at Wimbledon. But he keeps paying to live on what he has. That compared to most rivals, but not enough for his needs and the desire to reach an appropriate level of tennis.

Nadal, 36 years old and world number 4, won 6-4, 6-4, 4-6 and 6-3 at 3h.02 ‘against Lithuanian Ricardas Berankis. The best news, his passage to the third round, which means fulfilling the main goal and giving himself another chance to regain his luxury. It was on Saturday in a first duel in Italian Lorenzo Sonegowho defeated Frenchman Hugo Gaston 7-6 (4), 6-4, 6-4.

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With trade and attitude it will not be. Nadal also won making 39 involuntary mistakes (for 33 winners), at least 25 misses on your best shot, the driving. Victory is never in jeopardy, but the Balearic does not condone acts of annoyance, wanting to hit the strings of his racket, not controlling his deep effects well.

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He himself announced it after the opening round, when he spoke about safety and progress to his current potential. Knowing that each plank will be a new opportunity to continue to grow on the grass of a tournament in which he has accumulated five finals. He defined it according to the fact that the opponent would also ask for more.

Long stops due to rain on a plant with a roof

A challenge that Rafa Nadal faces with interest. Continuing with the draw may seem simple, but at Wimbledon anything happens. Robert Baptist hero in the third casualty due to covid, after those Matteo Berrettini and Marin Cilic. In the same section of the table, of the manacorí, they are left to sport Denis Shapovalovsemi-finalist in 2021, and Diego Schwartzmann. They are fighting, among others, Nick Kyrgios and Stefanos Tsitsipas who will win each other in the round of 32.

Rain also plays its particular role. It caught the organization unguarded. In the fourth game of the fourth set, Nadal 3-0 and Berankis serving with an advantage after saving break balls, the downpour intensified. The contest was very much in doubt whether or not to close the roof for sure, and the stop lasted more than fifty minutes.

Positive reaction in the fourth set

In fits and starts, but in the moment of truth Nadal speeds up when he needs it. He reacted in the fourth set by opening it partial of three blank games, twelve points. A positive sign. If he is squeezed, he responds. One of the defensive champion’s many characteristics Australian Open at Roland Garros, which keeps the flame of completing a Grand Slam on the same course. A caressing gesture Novak Djokovic in 2021, until Daniil Medvedev beat him in the finals of the US Open.

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Every day is a battle. On the side of Rafa’s abdomen, a compressive bandage. At first he showed no signs of being physically limited. On the contrary, he ended the encounter with better feelings. Without the strong and annoying wind, indoors, his forehand would be cleaner and stronger. He finished with three aces in the final game, for a total of 12. It’s more, for sure.