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.

The luck was not on the side of Rafah, in his painting he has played hard bones of roer 4, Novak Djokovic third favourite to take the gold medal, Australian Lleyton Hewitt in second round, Andy Murray recent winner of the Masters Series Cincinnatti Radek Stepanek and a specialist in fast tracks.

In his first statements of Manacor said: "It has been the worst thing that can touch." He knows that his picture is very complicated, but since rafa-nadal.com give you all the spirits of the world that we know you're the best, that's why your number one, and the best always meet expectations against major rivals, winning the gold against these rivals, will be much more valuable .

Vamos Rafa! AND BRING so precious metal gold, for all your fans and all the Spanish fans.