Rafa Nadal won the match in the Spanish round of the Australia Open after beating Feliciano Lopez 6-4, 6-4, 6-2, on a day that was marked by the intense heat
Feliciano had no options at any time of victory, but also displayed a tennis Nadal fluid in a game at times locked. And they both know too well, have trained together many times and it it supposed clash in the eleventh circuit. Aggressiveness was the main asset of Feliciano to make things difficult for Nadal but he found a pattern of play continued to give him a chance. The Spaniard made very few errors, beat the rhythm with his right, and took advantage of 52 unforced errors to his opponent to settle again its commitment in three sets, after 2 hours and 25 minutes.
In the first round, the player did not have Toledo one of their main weapons, service, and that except for the fifth game, Nadal breaking balls enjoyed in all their serves, exhibiting a great rest. However, the Spaniard was very ineffective in this statistic, since it only took one of nine break points before it, but the break was enough for the third game to take advantage in the match.
The world number two opened the second set with a new break and took an early lead of 2-0, but Feliciano responded with an aggressive and successful tennis that allowed him to turn the marker and be 3-2. But he lacked consistency to put up with his rival, who long had all the points to win. Nadal played with patience and even though in this second set was not as aggressive as in the first, the greatest strength of his tennis manga decanted in their favor after winning a new break in the seventh game.
Nadal broke again began serving Feliciano in the third and finished to undermine the morale of Toledo, which was in front of a mountain impossible to climb, when the breaking point advantage he had in the second game. There are few options for escape fighting his part and gave up the game after signing his best performance in this tournament.