Rafa Nadal has qualified for the fourth round of the Australian Open after settling a party that has begun with a lot of problems for him in the first set but which has been able to turn to dominate with absolute authority. By contrast, Guillermo Garcia Lopez has fallen to the Gallo Tsonga

The Spanish Rafael Nadal fell asleep for 40 minutes against the French Gilles Simon, 33 in the world, but knew how to awaken based mental lashes to save six set points in the first part, and gain a game that puts you in the eighths of final of the Australian Open. Nadal won by 7-5, 6-2 and 6-3 in two hours and 26 minutes, and is a step away from matching his best mark in Melbourne, the fourth of 2007, but that came against Simon acknowledged "if an idea very clear, looking over the rival and without a good tactic, "something that was nearly costly, and it needed" to run over the account, "according expressed himself.



The situation is being repeated. It happened also against Serbian Viktor Troicki in the first game, where Nadal saved a set point, and something earlier, in the semifinals of Madras where he had to abort four points match against Carlos Moya in the semi-finals. The good news is that Spanish is that once awakened, his grip is imposed. And that made against Simon saved two set points when I was down 5-2, 5-3 and another with the last three with 5-4, the two spectacular late, "aces" row. That 5-2, Nadal came to dominate 7-5 and 4-0 (nine games followed wins) and normalcy returned with regularity to the front and shortcomings of Simon (48 in total). But in the end the torpor was presented again, and Nadal, more defensive than usual, needed five match balls to achieve victory

"He left in doubt was even afraid to attack their setback," admitted Nadal, "and in the end had to endure, although you should have been a little more aggressive," said the left-handed Manacor that

Recounted that he does not know the exact reason but also too sleeps in the room of his hotel. "Yesterday evening I was sleeping two hours," he said, "will be the Australian nap," he exclaimed, "and it is strange because I never in Manacor." The truth is that it is in eighths and without giving single set in three matches, and with a desire to do better. And he knows that overcoming adversity in the end may find your game.

His rival in this round will be Frenchman Paul Henri Mathieu that was a big beating to defeat Austrian Stefan Koubek, executioner of Carlos Moya, 4-6, 7-6 (4), 2-6, 7-5 and 8 -6 four hours after lifting a 3-0 in the fifth set, and to be only two points of defeat in the twelfth game. Against Mathieu saved Nadal stock of six victories and one defeat, but he says that the only thing he wants is to "play well". It now has a day off to rest, relax and enjoy the city. "Soil stay in the hotel pool, entrenarme see something television series" Prison break, a little Internet, and play in the room to play, although Benito (his public relations) broke the stretcher massage" , said con sorna.