Nadal conquers Pella in the 3rd round of the Coupe Rogers

Rafael Nadal overcomes Guido Pella 6-3 6-4 in the 3^rd round in Montreal on Thursday. Nadal will try to go further in the tournament when he will face Fabio Fognini in the quarter.

Score, report, and key facts

1^st set.

Nadal had a running start at the beginning of the set after breaking Pella in the 2^nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. That break resulted decisive for Rafael to win the set (6-3) as there were no other breaks.

2^nd set.

Nadal won the set after he broke the Argentine in the 3^rd (2-1) and in the 7^th (4-3) game. Guido tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 6^th (3-3) game. However, Nadal didn’t make any concession anymore before winning the set 6-4.

At the end of the match, the Spaniard scored 66 points vs. the Argentine’s 54 points.

Nadal served pretty well to win 78% of the points (32/41) behind his first serve, and he won 50% points (11/22) on his second serve. The Spaniard won this match even if he was far from perfect in converting his break points as he converted only 30% (3/10). On the other side, the Argentine was battling in converting his break points since he converted only 33% of his break points (1/3). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this contest, the head to head between Nadal and Pella is 4-0 for Rafael.

Highlights Rafael Nadal vs. Guido Pella Coupe Rogers – Montreal

Next Match: Rafael Nadal vs. Fabio Fognini – H2H and stats

Nadal will face Fognini in the quarter.

This will be the 16^th time that Rafael Nadal and Fabio Fognini fight against each other. The head to head is 11-4 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), 5-1 on hard.

The last time that they played each other, Fognini won 6-4 6-2 in the semifinal in Carlo back in April 2019.