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The Balearic was intermittent, but to make the most of their choices to the rest • The rain threatens to suspend the game in the third set "After playing two days in a row, Nadal will rest on Sunday before Thomaz Bellucci measured on Monday

Rafa Nadal qualified for the knockout round of Roland Garros in 2010 after three races to break Lleyton Hewitt. A victory that allows the Balearic match the round that hit last year, so all what I do from now on will be added in view of the world rankings.

Lleyton Hewitt was a good test for Rafa Nadal following carburizing machinery in the clay of Paris. The tennis was so intermittent Balearic time, but he knew to be brilliant at times the most requested game. The end result, a 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 after one hour and fifty-three minutes of play in a clash played in a Philippe Chatrier that surrendered to the superiority of the Balearic Islands.

The party did not start well for Nadal, losing not only remove the draw for the opening game but with your service. The wind was blowing sideways in the Roland Garros Central uncomfortable to both players, who quickly put in track his best tennis. Rafa's reaction was blunt. Won four straight games. The Spaniard took a walk on the right, with that took the initiative of the points, hitting the track and put leaving to the archive the odd banana-shoyo 'made in Nadal. " Despite being lower in the bright, Hewitt did not throw in the towel and stood firm on the back of the court. However, his reaction was late, because in 43 minutes the first set up the box of Manacor tennis. The second set began with an early break of Nadal, who took the lead before the first rest in the chair. Seeing that from the bottom of the track just hurt the Balearic jumped Hewitt to the net fishing. And caught a contrabreak that not only got into the game, but won him in confidence. It was the Australian who dominated the "timming" party at the time, keeping Nadal beyond the line. The Spaniard was very erratic at times, with more unforced errors to hit winners. But it was the very 'Aussie' who left the party at times and when that happens against the best clay court player in history, you end up paying. In the ninth game Hewitt committed four errors as glaring as incomprehensible to the right that gave the break to Nadal, who missed the opportunity to close the second act in 48 minutes.

The third set could break from the start, Nadal got a break in the opening game, again because more errors than successes own rival. But he could / knew how to consolidate the break and, as happened in the previous set, then gave their service. Things did not look good. To make matters worse, the chair umpire, Carlos Ramos Portuguese, pointing to a 'warning' to Nadal for time wasting when serving. Hewitt improved the percentage of first serves, got on track to put pressure on Nadal and were more likely to define him on the network from the bottom. Nadal, very intermittent, known weather the storm and wait for his moment. He had his options in the fifth game, which squandered five break balls, but would break the long-awaited somewhat later, in the seventh. Thereafter, there was no party. Two sets of proceedings that ended in the payroll of Nadal that he clenched his fists on the occasion of victory before it is consumed within two hours of play. The passport for the second round was sealed.

Nadal returns to the second round, round that fell unexpectedly last year to Sweden's Robin Soderling. However, the duvet has been the only one who has won the Balearic on these roads. This time Rafa's rival will be the Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci, who beat Croatian Ivan Ljubicic by a score of 7-6, 6-2, 6-4, after two hours and twenty minutes of play in a meeting in the Track 2 . The South American world number 29, is the great hope of the Brazilian courts, which since the time of Guga Kuerten and Fernando Meligeni are hungry for a leader of security. The only precedent between Nadal and Bellucci had, curiously, this same scenario. In the first round of Roland Garros 2008, Nadal won a young Bellucci 20 years by a score of 7-5, 6-3, 6-1. Now Rafa will find a more mature player and forcing the Manacor to present the best version of tennis. That will be as early as next Monday ...

The change suggested in Doha reached for confirmation while preparing for their assault on the first 'big'

The change he wanted Rafa Nadal has come under the slogan 'all back'. A Grand Slam because it was planned later for the U.S. Open, but in the end world number one is comfortable with the model chosen. The tracks in Melbourne Park Rafa will see a more mature, without losing some of its identity as the color or their tight shirts ... but now sleeves.

Nadal took more than a year working with Nike designers to achieve the new 'look', hinted at their first appearances in 2009 and now incorporates two new versions, one in turquoise, probably played by the time of days and the other, darker, to the Open night matches in Australia.

The shirts are kept tight to the body, short-trousers above the knee and wrist, bandana special socks and thinking about the rigors of the southern summer. The latter incorporates elements fabric Dri-FIT moisture evaporates to keep sweat away from the hands and eyes and feet remain cool and dry well to avoid chafing. The reinforcement in the heel and the tip of the foot reduces abrasion while the ergonomically designed specifically for the right foot and left provides a natural and comfortable fit.

Rafa is now in the Rod Laver Arena -Central Park-Melbourne preparing for the conquest of Australia. Would win if the first 'big' on hard surface (plexicushion) of his career. According to its website, has declined the option to dispute an exhibition match in Kooyong, with either German Tommy Haas or American Andy Roddick (possibility that body had taken in recent days) and has scheduled a training schedule until the start of the competition.


But be aware that a strike against the number since it hopes to hold in the future, you can not do every day and gave the maximum in order not to desentonar Rafa. For his part, reiterated that Nadal "I do not feel you have nothing to defend and start again from zero the year. I have 22 years and have won five Grand Slams, 12 Masters Series titles, an Olympic gold medal and I'm number one in the world that keeps me calm. " "If seven years ago someone had told me he was going to win these titles in my career, would have signed immediately, "he confessed.

Last night was drawing pictures of the Open in Australia, unlike the other Grand Slams, does not have "innocent hands" but that the pairings are set by a computer.

Second Round " 6-1 defeat HEWITT AND 6-2.

It's the best match I've played here, "he said, sweaty, two minutes after leaving the central track. Rafa Nadal rose above a tired Lleyton Hewitt (6-1, 6-2) in one hour and a half low, ideal for a player who has a terrifying season in what numbers. Their duels with the Australian ramp hard not hold any precedent favorable, so the party had its danger.

However, second favourite broke in the fourth game of the first partial and no longer left his opponent do anything else until the final 6-2. There, the newly launched party, and was Hewitt who, with their ancentrales back problems and a marathon doubles match on Monday, not stubborn by any ball that was beyond its scope. Neither is trying. Nadal, already in a version closer to normal, threw hand of his forcefulness.

He returned to break the Hewitt serve at the beginning of second set, and then you sobrevino the only moment of weakness. He lost two games followed, including the following with its draw, and then on the track heard a cry, "Come on!". There was a time in which those words sounded to defeat in the Spanish tennis, but that, today, has also changed. Neither Hewitt is that of a few years ago nor intimidated by Nadal gets a shout. Five games in a row and think eighths finals, where they will play against Russian Igor Andreev, the French executioner Michael Llodra. In addition, in the last game, with its draw, built a 0-40 and closed, also with five consecutive points, its second pipeline in Beijing.

Lleyton Hewitt, Nadal rival in 2 nd round. Federer begins with a victory over Tursunov. Ferrer, Almagro and Robredo, eliminated in first round.

Rafael Nadal suffered to overcome its debut at the Olympic Games before the Italian Potito Starace, who took him beyond two hours on the runway. In the last part, a 'break' in the sixth game was enough for the Spanish (6-2, 3-6 and 6-2), which closed the match outburst service back to his rival. It is the only joy of the day in the men's table. David Ferrer, Tommy Robredo and Nicolas Almagro have been eliminated.

The Mallorcan's rival in the second round will be Australian Lleyton Hewitt, who broke the Swedish Jonas Bjorkman by 7-5 and 7-6 (2) in just under two hours party.

There was a comfortable appearance for the world number one. The humidity, very high despite a dramatic drop in temperature in Beijing today, is something that does not finish like. Neither time (10.30) was good. However stormed into the match with a desire to solve it through quickly, and thus resolved the first sleeve. But suddenly, Nadal faded.

A partial 3-0 at the start of the second set allowed the Italian equalize the match. Starace was also growing in the heat of the public who wanted to see more tennis, did not want a fast game. Not served as a lever the arrival of the Prince of Asturias tier. Nadal not find ways to curb the countless left it came across the network. Almost all lost.

Except one. For front in the last part (1-0) and 30-15 down, Potito tried the nth. It is not known how, Nadal pulled out from under the ground, nearly hitting the network, and that point it stopped thrown on the floor celebrating. It was not until the sixth game for the 'break' final, but was meridian that the party had changed since that point. />
The one that had not been so lucky Carla Suarez. His party, interrupted on Sunday, left out of the Games after losing (7-5 and 7-6 (2)) compared to china Peng Shuai.