If you are wondering about Rafael Nadal’s fitness… well you had the answer!
Rafa was in demolition mode against Lleyton Hewitt to concede only 4 games to the Australian in a 69 minutes match.
The King of Clay had a devastating start to grab a 4-0 lead in 12 minutes! Finally the opener ended 6-1 after 27 minutes.
The second set had a more “normal”course and there was only 1 break difference between the two players in the 8th game (5-3). Finally Rafa won the match with a comfortable 6-1 6-3.
Rafa: There was no better start
Rafa was elated by his performance to comment “It’s great for me to be back after not playing since 2012. I really enjoy it here. There was no better way to start my return than with a win like this.”
Next vs. Istomin
Nadal will play Istomin the next round. Head to head is 3-0 for the Spaniard.
