}. “Losing that many serves, you can’t expect to win a match,” Nadal said. width: auto; Great result. margin-left: 15px; "I miss the crowds. It was Nadal’s first match since 29 February, when he lifted the 85th tour-level trophy of his career at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC (d. Fritz) in Acapulco. a[href*="540/live-scores"] {
padding-left: 0px; That pattern was repeated again before the match ended in almost exactly the same scoreline. 13 seed Milos Raonic or Dusan Lajovic in the third round. It's much easier to not fully commit to your craft and talk about about lost potential, than to fully apply yourself and risk finding out you that even at your best you never quite had wjat it took to beat the top guys and win Grand Slams.
Rafa chose the latter, and has sealed his status as an all-time legend because of it. } Maybe Kyrgios will change his ways and become an even better player. Nadal has been ranked in the Top 10 of the FedEx ATP Rankings for 782 consecutive weeks since 25 April 2005, second only to Jimmy Connors (789). Nadal had also paid his own tribute earlier in the day, posting an image of Bryant on his Instagram account and telling of his "shock" at the death of "one of the world's great sportsmen". I played a good match, maybe he was a little bit tired after all his matches in New York. While Nadal was finding lines with blistering winners in the opening few games, Kyrgios' returning game was much looser and lacked fizz. margin-right:15px; Nadal, 33, had not dropped a set this tournament before 23rd seed Kyrgios provided his biggest test so far. No part of this site may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any way or by any means (including photocopying, recording or storing it in any medium by electronic means), without the written permission of ATP Tour, Inc.. Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic make a dominant return to clay in Rome on Wednesday. Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera (Catalan: [rəf(ə)ˈɛl nəˈðal pəˈɾeɾə], Spanish: [rafaˈel naˈðal paˈɾeɾa]; born 3 June 1986) is a Spanish professional tennis player currently ranked world No. The 24-year-old Australian, who looked close to tears, kept the jersey on during the warm-up. Nadal will now travel to Paris, where he will look to clinch a record-extending 13th French Open title. “Losing that many serves, you can’t expect to win a match,” Nadal said. It was a perfect start for me. Rafael Nadal made a welcome return to the ATP Tour on Wednesday evening, when he got his quest for a 10th Internazionali BNL d'Italia crown off to a strong start in his first tour-level match for 200 days. } Just because kyrgios has a big mouth and attention seeking traits doesn't mean he has a rivalry with anyone on men's top 10, least of all anyone in top 3. “I’ll do some homework and be ready for that one.”. The difference between Nadal & Kyrgios is that, whilst Nadal will be preparing for another 3 even harder matches in order to win the entire championship, Kyrgios will be having a few beers to wash down a burger, whilst dining out on what a talented maverick he is. "I miss the crowds. Will never have the right mindset to mix it consistently with the top guys. "Seems like in the beginning I was in control but you know against Nick you are never in control," Nadal said. En route to a 5-1 advantage included Nadal striking a powerful backhand winner for a 3-1 lead. Get the latest tennis headlines sent straight to your phone, sign-up to our newsletter and learn where to find us on online. Another baseline drop-shot from Kyrgios floated into the net to give Nadal a crucial 5-3 advantage and he saw out victory to reach the Melbourne quarter-finals for a 12th time. But the match started in a more subdued atmosphere following the shock news of the death of American basketball great Bryant.
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