Nadal humiliates Ginepri in Roland Garros opener

If somebody had doubts about Rafael Nadal in Paris, well he had the answer.

Rafa was in an absolutely ominous form against world no.279 Robby Ginepri to win 6-0 6-3 6-0. The match was a real massacre. Ginepri had some little chances to compete with Rafa only in the first part of the second set to win 3 games. In fact, in the first set there was a bagel (6-0), but the American managed to lead 3-2 in the second. Then the “glory” was over for the American that lost 10 consecutive games. Finally Rafa won this match scoring 90 points vs. Ginepri’s 47. Match Stats.

Nadal: I still need to improve

A perfectionist Rafa wasn’t even happy by his performance to comment “I won this round, but it was a bit difficult because of the weather, but it was very important for me, because it gave me the opportunity of having two days’ break so that I can practise. That’s always positive. When you win, you’re always happy. Of course, as always, I had ups and downs, and I could have played being a bit more aggressive.”

Next vs. Thiem

The Spaniard will now play world no.57 Dominic Thiem in the second round. The young Austrian is a very interesting prospect. He is not expected to upset Nadal, but he can give us an interesting match.