The next opponent of Spanish will be the Dutchman Robin Haase, who won in three sets to James Blake.
Rafael Nadal, world number 1, was placed in the second round of Wimbledon today by eliminating three sets in the Central track Japanese Kei Nishikori, a rookie on that court, 6-2, 6-4, 6 - 4 in 2 hours and 5 minutes.
The tennis manacorense second favorite in this Grand Slam, he returned this year to the All England Club after having been low in the last edition. Nishikori, ranked 189th in the world, entered the tournament thanks to a special invitation from the organization. The next opponent for the second favorite male box will be the Dutchman Robin Haase, executioner today's American James Blake, who won in three sets.
"It was a very special back to Central. For me to be here in my favorite tournament, is incredible. The public is always wonderful with me and make me feel at home," Nadal said nothing achieve their first win this year at Wimbledon.
The player, who comes from winning his fifth Roland Garros, where he won the final to Sweden's Robin Soderling, lost in Queens to his friend and compatriot Feliciano Lopez in the quarterfinals. This year, the Spaniard returned to his favorite tournament, which could not be in 2009 by a knee injury prevented her from defending the trophy, snatched in 2008 to Roger Federer.
In this triumphant return to grass of SW19, the new winner of the French Open, which has never been eliminated in the first round of a "Great", wasted no time. Disrupted the tennis serve and Japan in the first game and held a dominant position throughout the game. Nadal closed the first quarter with a 6-2 with less unforced errors in the manga (Japanese-June 10). Nishikori had two chances to break in the fourth game missed to put the game in tray into Spanish.
Nadal, who confirmed that there are no cracks in your physical condition, he again broke serve at 5-2 Nishikori to catch up and then seal the part in 36 minutes. Nishikori, who chained numerous unforced errors during the pulse with the winner of Roland Garros (with a total of 27 against 13 of the Balearics), sought to modify schemes to address a second set that cost a little more Spanish, but sealing Nadal ended in 43 minutes 6-4.
The Japanese, who debuted at Wimbledon in 2008 and starred in his second foray into the "Great", did not surrender and fought each ball to give in, finally, in the third set 6-4.