Rafael Nadal vanquishes Pablo Carreno-Busta 6-1 6-1 in the 2nd round in Rome on Wednesday in what was an all-Spaniard affair after playing a fantastic match.
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Nadal was far too good to concede only 1 game before breaking Pablo 2 times and conquer the set 6-1.
Pablo couldn’t stop the opposition in the last 5 games of the set when the scoreline went from 1-1 to 6-1.
Rafael converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 30-40), the 4th (2-1 40-A) and the 6th game (4-1 0-40). On the other side, Carreno-Busta wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 1st game (0-0 40-A).
They played 45 points. Rafael was the winner of the set after clinching 17 more points than Carreno-Busta (31-14). Rafael conceded 5 points on serve (18-5). on the other side of the court, Pablo conceded 13 points on serve (9-13).
Nadal won the set after he broke Pablo 3 times in the 3rd (2-1), in the 5th (4-1) and in the 7th (6-1) game.
Carreno-Busta was dominated in the last 6 games of the set when the score went from 0-1 to 6-1.
Rafael converted 50% of his break points (3/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40 and 40-A), the 3rd (1-1 40-A), the 5th (3-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 7th game (5-1 40-A). On the other side, Rafael didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 50 points. Rafael was the winner of the set after clinching 14 points more than Carreno-Busta (32-18). Nadal was extremely solid on serve to drop just 3 points (13-3). On the other side, Carreno-Busta conceded 19 points on serve (15-19).
Rafael will add to his prize money € 23,510 after winning this match. He has won already € 61,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Nadal will add € 14,000 to his earnings to get in total € 75,000 in total.
Stats: aces, double faults and breaks
At the end of the match, Nadal scored 63 points vs. Carreno-Busta’s 32.
Rafael served pretty well to win 79% of the points (15/19) behind his first serve, and he won 80% points (16/20) on his second serve. Nadal was pretty good at converting 56% of the break points that he procured (5/9). On the other side, Carreno-Busta wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/1). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this match, the head to head between Nadal and Carreno-Busta is 6-0 for Rafael.
Highlights Rafael Nadal vs. Pablo Carreno-Busta Internazionali BNL d’Italia – Rome
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