Rafael Nadal is struggling to keep up with his fame on clay court. The King of Clay is not devastating anymore on the dirt and he now loses in straight sets to Fabio Fognini.
The match lasted 2 hours with the Italian winning 6-4 7-6 (6). Match Stats
After the match Fabio commented “I think today I played really solid tennis. I was hitting the ball really well in both sets. The key of course was winning the second set. It would have been difficult playing him at one-set-all, especially the way I would have lost the second set, having had three match points.”
This was the second time that FAbio beats Rafa on clay after defeating him in the semi in Rio.
So far Rafa has one “just” one tournament ion clay and that was the ATP250 in Buenos Aires… not a good year.
Next vs. Andujar
Fabio will play Andujar in the next round. Head to head is 3-0 for the Italian.
| SOME MORE MISERY FOR RAFA |
| THIS GUY IS HAPPY… |
