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 | Nadal wins in difficult Isnar petsetova drama24-05-2011 |
Number 1 in the world in men's tennis at the moment Nadal is squeezed through a needle's eye in the first round of Open tennis tournament in France and won in five sets against American John Isnar. Nadal needed more than four hours to reverse the course of the match by 1:2 sets to 3:2. Ultimately, the Spaniard won with 6:4, 6:7 (2), 6:7 (2), 6:2, 6:4 and avoided a great sensation.
Although total hegemony in the clay-courts in recent years and now has to defend his title from last year, the Spaniard was so far from convincing and played his first match petsetov at Roland Garros.
"My matches with John Isnar always been very, very difficult and equivalent. But I'm here to fight for every ball and is frivolous to think that I will light matches. Perhaps only accept such criticism, in both the tiebreaker I was too nervous, "Nadal said after a meeting with Isnar.
Nadal before the start of the tournament said that he came here to win their sixth title in seven years and started confidently winning the first set. In a second everything went according to plan again for Nadal, who led 4:2 after a breakthrough, but allowed to return Isnar break and ended up tiebreaker. There, located at 39 th ranked American was unstoppable. In the third set, both failed to realize breakthroughs and Isnar twice save sets with faultless service and in the tiebreaker renewed assurances of my play-a little earlier.
In the fourth set, Nadal made important early breakthrough for 4:2, then won the set especially with correct spending power and strong mentality. In the last part of the game Isnar tried to resist, but again failed to withstand playingDenmark
Nadal, who achieved a breakthrough and it closed the match with 6:4 and 3-2 sets.
The next opponent of the Spanish favorite is his compatriot Pablo Anduhar.