Improved Nadal reaches the quarters in Tokyo

Rafael Nadal is improving!

The King of Clay had a below par performance in the first round against world no. 230 Di Wu (he was broken 4 times) to recover in the 2nd round. This time Rafa beats Pospisil 7-6 (3) 6-4 in 1 hour and 47 minutes without dropping a single service game.

 

Nadal: Happy for the victory

Rafa was satisfied with his performance “I’m happy for the victory. It’s a victory against a good opponent like Vasek, which is good news for me. Today, I did few things much better than yesterday. That’s a good thing for me; it’s very important for my game. Beijing is a very important tournament, a very important event, and I am going to fight for every ball to try to have the best result possible” 

 



 

 

Next vs. Sock

Nadal will play the quarters against Pospisil’s doubles partner, Jack Sock. Head to head is 1-0 for Rafa.

 

FINDING HIS FORM