ATP Masters Paris-Bercy: Nadal lands work victory against Wawrinka
Rafael Nadal has not lingered in the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Paris-Bercy in the second round of Stan Wawrinka. The Spaniard defeated the faulty Swiss playing sober with an average performance with occasionally mild physical problems with 6: 4, 6: 4.
by Robert M. Frank
last edit: Oct 31, 2019, 09:46 pm
Rafael Nadal remains after his second match in the endowed with just under 5.8 million euros ATP indoor hard court tournament without a set loss. After his opening victory against Adrian Mannarino (ATP 43), the world ranked second in the round of the last sixteen with an unchallenged two-set victory after a game time of one hour and 27 minutes against the Swiss Stan Wawrinka (ATP 16).
In the first set, the 33-year-old from Manacor needed a solid game with a successful break to break Wawrinka. In the second round, the 34-year-old from Lausanne was initially able to present with a service on the other side. The designated world number one from next Monday had to refill each with his service. At the score of 2: 3 from Nadal's point of view, the 84-time ATP champion then had to call a doctor during the break to get a medication for light abdominal pain.
No signs of weakness after medical treatment
The reigning Roland Garros winner and US Open champion, however, was noted in consequence little of a weakness or major physical problems, even if Nadal did not catch his best day. Since Wawrinka made too many unnecessary mistakes on the other side, the left-hander from Mallorca was not only able to push through his serve, but also made a break for the first time at the score of 4: 4. This advantage was the 19-time Grandslam winner then no longer decrease in his final own serve and won with 6: 4.
Nadal meets in the quarterfinals on Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (ATP 35), who defeated Jan-Lennard Struff (ATP 36) in three sets in a gripping match to the last sixteen .