Tough start of the grass season for Rafael Nadal that had to battle for 3 sets to defeat an in-form Marcos Baghdatis.
The King of Clay has decided to prepare Wimbledon playing a couple of tournaments before (Stuttgart and Halle) in order to avoid another early exit at the Championships.
Eventually the world no.10 (Nadal) defeated the Cypriot after 2 hours and 40 minutes 7-6 (5) 6-7 (4) 6-2. Match Stats.
Nadal: It was a strange match
Rafa commented “It was a little bit of a strange match. I’m happy to be through. It’s an important victory for me. The first match on grass is always very difficult… At the beginning I didn’t play my best, but I finished the match much better than how I started.”
Next vs. Tomic
Rafa will play Bernard Tomic in the quarters. Head to head is 2-0 for Rafa.
| THEIR LAST MATCH |
