Rafael Nadal starts his campaign in Rio in style!
The world no.2 beats home favorite Thomaz Bellucci 6-4 6-1 is 91 minutes playing great tennis. Things were even till the 8th game of the opening set (4-all), then.. game over: Rafa won 8 of the following 9 games to end the match in stright sets.
Nadal
Rafa was happy for the result “The important thing is play a tough match like this in the first round and win. And always beating someone in their home country, where he has a lot of support, is tough. I always have a good feeling playing on clay and I’m into the second round. That’s that matters.”
Next vs. Carreno-Busta
Rafa will play world no.55 Pablo Carreno-Busta in the second round. This is the first time they play each other and Nadal is the obvious favorite to reach the 3rd round.
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