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 | Nadal qualified with easy victory for the quarterfinals in Sao Paulo15-02-2013 |
The Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal continued his excellent performance in the Open tournament in Brazil. Former No. 1 showed that he regains his familiar shape, as beating in emphatically way over the representative of the hosts Joao Souza with 6:3, 6:4.
In the quarterfinals, Nadal will face Carlos Berlok.
On Tuesday, Federer debuted at the Open Championship in Brazil in the doubles tournament with the Argentiean David Nalbandian. After this success, Nadal announced his refusal to participate in this race, highlighting the cause his wish to concentrate only on his performances in the individual competitions.
We recall that Nadal returned last week after a seven month absence. Nadal lost the final of the tournament in Chile from Horacio Sebayos who won with 6-7 (2) 7-6 (6), 6-4.
Nadal has long treated injury in his left knee. That injury frustrate the participation of the athlete at the Summer Olympics in London last year.