The Spaniard imposing 6-1 6-4 and will be measured Ljubicic in the quarterfinals
Without arguments during the first set before a fast and aggressive Nadal, Tommy Robredo reacted, brave, and unreservedly attacking an opponent who has never caught one set after five games. At last, in the fourth round of the 1000 Shanghai Masters, enjoyed a break ahead at the start of the second set, but gave it away. Catalan insisted, but in the ninth game when errors are usually paid with the loss, dropped his serve and took leave blank the Asian tournament after one hour and 33 minutes of fighting. Among the top eight is also Feliciano Lopez, who is facing Robin Soderling.
Nadal did not give any option to Hostalric in the first set in which streaked perfection with precise forehands. The Spaniard took the lead in the second game (2-0) and sentenced to a further break in the sixth game (5-1) that allowed to take his sleeve on the fast track. However, in the second, Robredo decided to go on the attack and got on the track, with heavy increases in the network. Aware that aggressive play is what hurt Nadal, the Majorcan Catalan forced to make complicated decisions and broke for the first time in the match on serve in the second game.
Nadal was not deterred and took only a game back to the downside though it took more than 15 minutes and up break five balls to end the resistance of the feisty Robredo. From there, the two were solid on his serve, with games for both blank, until Nadal had three break balls in the ninth game that allowed him to get advantage for the first time on the set (5-4 ). With the break, the Spaniard only had to overcome the setback of harassment Robredo to seal his move to the quarterfinals.
Nadal is measured Croatian Ivan Ljubicic (Friday, no earlier than 14.00), helped by the injury withdrawal of Frenchman Gael Monfils. Nadal has a favorable balance of 4-1 against the Balkan, against which only fell into his first game in 2005.
Comeback of Feliciano Lopez before, Feliciano Lopez reached the pass by staging a brilliant comeback against Austrian Jurgen Melzer. The Toledo took two hours and eight minutes to beat the Central European, 5-7, 7-6 (3), 6-1 in a match which started when he was carburize with one foot out of the tournament.
Melzer took the lead in the first set with a break in the eighth game (5-3), which could neutralize the manchego, and a new break in the twelfth to take the first set to rest. In the second set, equality was the dominant tone to the tie-break, which Feli took their best shots to tie a set.
In the final sleeve, lefty shut down Melzer, offering great feeling with his rest from the early stages (2-0) to seal the pass correctly in the rooms, which will face Sweden's Robin Soderling (Friday, 11.00 hours approximately), winner of the match against Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga for a double 6.3 .
Tsonga's defeat increases the options for Fernando Verdasco to continue fighting for a place in the Masters Cup in London, as the Frenchman has only passed one more round than the Madrid and the appointment of Paris-Bercy defends 1,000 points for being champion last year.