US Open 2022: Nadal confidently against Gasquet, Rublev wins Thriller
Rafael Nadal has reached the round of 16 of the US Open 2022 with a 6-0, 6-1 and 7-5 against Richard Gasquet. Andrey Rublev , on the other hand, had to fight against Denis Shapovalov for more than four hours.
by Jens Huiber
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Sep 04, 2022, 03:44 am
If Rafael Nadal gets to play Richard Gasquet, the betting odds for the Spaniard to win are about as favorable as if Real Madrid take on a harmless promoted team in La Liga. Nadal had played 17 matches against the French before meeting in the third round of the US Open 2022 - and won just as many. Gasquet has only won four sets against Nadal since 2004. And on Saturday night in New York City, no one was to join.
Because Rafael Nadal started like a fire brigade, won the first two sets 6: 0 and 6: 1, after all it took 80 minutes. And even after that, the 22-time Grand Slam champion didn't give up, taking Gasquet's serve again in the third act. However, Gasquet made a small comeback and equalized to make it 2-2. In the eleventh game, Gasquet was initially able to fend off three breakballs, and Nadal used the fourth to make it 6: 5. And served safely after 2:16 hours of play.
Rublev on the court for over four hours
Nadal will now meet Frances Tiafoe in the round of 16 on Monday, who was surprisingly able to hold his own against Diego Schwartzman in three sets. Tiafoe was double-break down against the Argentine in the first set but showed amazing comeback quality in the packed Louis Armstrong Stadium. And won 7: 6 (7), 6: 4 and 6: 4.
There was great tennis at the same time on the Grandstand. There Denis Shapovalov and Andrey Rublev fought a fight over 4:08 hours, which the Russian finally won 6:4, 2:6, 6:7 (3), 6:4 and 7:6 (10). . Rublev meets Cameron Norrie in the round of 16, who was able to save energy against Holger Rune.
Here is the men's individual tableau
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