The number 1, winning in 2008 and debuted with a win in doubles with Marc Lopez, and has now done the same in the first singles match played on grass this season.
The Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal has overcome in two sets (6-4, 6-4) to Australian Matthew Ebden, from the previous phase, the second-round match at Queen `s tournament, scoring for the ATP circuit.
Nadal, winner of this tournament in 2008 and debuted with a victory on Tuesday in doubles teaming up with Marc Lopez, and has now done the same in the first singles match played on grass this season.
Soon it began to pour off the next game Nadal in the first game of the match managed to break the serve Ebden. Then the Spaniard was enough to save his service to win the first round. The second set proved to be a replica of the first. First game, first breaking Nadal's serve and preserve. Result: another 6-4 and recent winner of Roland Garros in the third round in which he expects the Czech Radek Stepanek.
For his part, Andy Murray needed three sets and almost two hours to get rid of the Belgian Xavier Malisse (6-3, 5-7, 6-3). It was in the second set when the Briton was caught by his rival who got to break the serve for the first-and last-time in the match and led him to take the set.
Murray had fewer problems in the short sleeve. Advantage with total effectiveness of `break points' which sets forth and twice broke the Malisse service. Thus, the Scot, seeded second in the tournament, going to the third round where they will face Serbian Janko Tipsarevic.