31.01.2018 Reluctant Nadal talked to another rival

World No. 1 Rafael Nadal continues without a loss in this year`s Australian Open. Last year`s 2009 finalist and champion beat 6:1, 6:3, 6:1 in the third round of the Bosnian champion Damir Gumhur. In the 1/8-finals, the 31-year-old Spaniard will play with Argentina`s Diego Schwartzman, who was defeated earlier today by 6:7 (1), 6:2, 6:3, 6:3 Alexander Dolpopolov). Few less than 2 hours were needed for Rafa to cope with his opponent today. Nadal led 5-0 in the first set and lost only a game in that part. In the second set, Gumhur proved to be the most serious player in 16 Grand Slam titles. Nadal made an early break, but Cumhur put him back in the fourth game. The Spaniard, however, immediately won again his lead, led 4:2, and in the ninth game made a new break and closed the set. In the third part Nadal led 3:0, then Cumhur took the game, but the Bosnian could not do anything more until the end of the game. Nadal made 4 aces in the match, scored 28 winnings and made a total of 7 breaks, and against his next opponent Schwarzmann had three wins in three games and did not lose set against the Argentine.




`I started very well, and it always gives me a sense of self-confidence. ` It was not as easy as the result showed, I was ready for a fight and for a long game, he was a tennis player with qualities, and I had to be as concentrated as possible. of victory, `Nadal said after the game.