Reigning champion Rafael Nadal was at his dominant best as he thumped German Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-1, 6-3 on Wednesday to reach the third round of the ATP Rome Masters 1000.
Reigning champion Rafael Nadal was at his dominant best as he thumped German Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-1, 6-3 on Wednesday to reach the third round of the ATP Rome Masters 1000. The 23-year-old Spaniard broke his opponent four times and gave up only one break point as he easily avoided the fate that befell world number one Roger Federer when he was stunned by Ernests Gulbis yesterday.
"It probably wasn't my best match but I did well, I played safe," said four-time champion Nadal. "I was focussed the whole time and I tried to be more aggressive. He made more mistakes than usual which helped me a little bit but my serve was working very well."
Other results
Robin Soderling bt Paolo Lorenzi 6-1, 7-5; Guillermo Garcia-Lopez bt Lleyton Hewitt 6-2, 6-3; S Wawrinka bt Tomas Berdych 2-6, 6-3, 7-6; F Verdasco bt S Bolelli 7-6, 6-3; Ivan Ljubicic bt N Almagro 7-5, 7-6; J-W Tsonga bt V Troicki 6-2, 6-3.
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