It took just 1 hour for King of Clay to destroy Fabio Fognini.
The match looked like a training where Rafa won 58 points vs. Fognini’s 31. Actually…there was no match.
From Rafa
“I think I played the right match to go through and I played well,” saidNadal. “In the beginning Fabio had more mistakes, but I prefer to talk about myself. I was aggressive when I had the chance.”
About Gulbis Clash
Rafa will play Ernest Gulbis that trashed Troicki 6-1 6-1. Rafa has a 5-0 record against the Latvian, but interesting enough the Spaniard has lost a set against Ernest 4 times out of 5 and the last time they played (this year in Indian Wells) Rafa won a very close encounter 4-6 6-4 7-5.
Gulbis in Rome is a very dangerous player and in 2010 he managed to beat even Federer in the second round.
“Tomorrow I play against an opponent who is very dangerous,”
“He’s playing well and he’s having a great season. I had a tough match against him in Indian Wells this year. He is an aggressive player, big serve, big shots from the baseline, and I have to be playing great if I want to have any chance.” commented Rafa.
