First round of Roland Garros
The Spanish Rafael Nadal tomb to Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci (7-5, 6-3 and 6-1) in 2 hours and 35 minutes and is measured in second round at French Nicolas Devilder.
Nadal could finally finish a game that had been delayed two days by rain, and that on this occasion was in a strong wind one of the main protagonists.
The rare weather conditions caused a party uncomfortable and cold, which Both players started losing his serve consecutively. Bellucci was an opponent as tough and brave, strong and the rest with a good right, which Nadal had problems throughout the first set.
Exchanges at long benefited from Manacor, but the ball short of a second slower or service Nadal were exploited by the Brazilian, who returned to break the service of Majorcan to lose it later.
Only errors not forced Bellucci deprived the young player to seriously complicate the life Nadal. In the end, the pressure and were able to win with the young debutant to tilt in favour of the sleeve tricampeón.
After the strains of the first set, both players are bent on slowing the game and make it boring at times, without any major shocks. None gave their service until the eighth game, where Nadal had already decided that enough and hoped that it was time to close the encounter.
That's when the Manacor awoke. A change in intensity and some of his blows were sufficient to impossible to break Bellucci and win the second set by 6-3. A agónico parallel to the line and a balloon mark of the house made to understand the extent of its Brazilian rival.
The third set did not have a history and handed Bellucci, Rafa closed the match in just over two and a half hours, finding his best blows and taking speed cruise he had failed to start. Debut of Spanish worked and sober, they are seen with Gallic Devilder in the second round to move forward in seeking its fourth title. the match in just over two and a half hours, finding his best blows and taking the cruise that he had failed to start. Debut of Spanish worked and sober, they are seen with Gallic Devilder in the second round to move forward in seeking its fourth title.