Australian Open: Rafael Nadal after gala performance against Pablo Carreno Busta in the round of 16
Rafael Nadal is after an outstanding performance in the round of 16 of the Australian Open. The world number one defeated Pablo Carreno Busta 6: 1, 6: 2 and 6: 4.
by Nikolaus Fink
last edit: Jan 25, 2020, 07:21 am
Serena Williams, Caroline Wozniacki, Naomi Osaka, Stefanos Tsitsipas and almost also Roger Federer - the fifth day of the Australian Open had many surprises in store. And the day after, Karolina Pliskova, Belinda Bencic and Donna Vekic caught other prominent names early on .
However, Rafael Nada l was completely immune to such a surprise. The Spaniard showed a strong performance against Pablo Carreno Busta in the Rod Laver Arena and gave his compatriot no chance at all.
In particular, the forehand along the line and the premium worked excellently for the industry leader. The 33-year-old did not allow a single break chance in the entire match and smoothly won the third-round encounter after a little less than 100 minutes with 6: 1, 6: 2 and 6: 4.
In the second round there could be a smash against Nick Kyrgios. The Australian would have to win his game against Karen Khachanov (from 8:50 a.m.CET).
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