The Spanish tennis player Rafa Nadal, brand new Olympic champion, debuted in the U.S. Open with victory against the German Bjorn Phaum (7-6 (4), 6-3 and 7-6 (4)), after a rough game in which the Spanish blamed fatigue after the Olympics and the boundless enthusiasm of his rival, which entered the final table from upstream.

The first set was an exchange of blows in which Nadal was unable to impose the condition number one world premiere at Flushing Meadows. Phau lifted the four balls to break his opponent and enjoyed the partial condemned the tiebreaker as both maintained their draw. In the tiebreaker, Nadal took out his quality after a 3-3 start with three balls and closed the partial (7-4).



The second set began with fright as the Majorcan was forced to seek medical help when sent by 2-1. The doctor's Tournament applied a disinfectant and a gauze on the right foot of Nadal and the Spanish came to the stadium as a shot, without giving option to break the German after service for the first time in the encounter (6-3).

However, Phau resurfaced in the last part, thanks in part to the failures of unusual Nadal, who refused to head hampered by the confusion that often accused when he made his debut in a tournament. With 4-4 on the scoreboard, the Balearic finally succeeded in breaking the German's service and got to win the match, but he broke Phau draw for the first time and led to a new set a tiebreaker.

In the last tiebreaker Nadal said enough. He finally raised his range of strokes winners making it clear who sent the legendary track on Arthur Ashe (5-1), despite the unwavering strength of German (7-4). Sealed worked this victory, the Spanish will be measured in the second round winner of the duel between the American Ryler De Heart and Belgian Olivier Rochus.

The Balearic tennis player Rafael Nadal won the German Andreas Beck in his debut at Wimbledon (6-4, 6-4 and 7-6). The Latvian Ernest Gulbis awaits him in second round.

Nadal met with the script laid down in two hours and twenty minutes of play in a game where the German, from the prior and that this year had reached rooms in Halle, barely disturbed the Balearic player. Proof of this was not arranged in any of ball break throughout the match.

No Still, the German played very loose and displayed a powerful service and a style and daring battles. Nadal Sudan to crush his rival in the first set and in the past, in which Beck was able to force the tiebreaker.

Very sure of their chances began Beck, who gave no options with his service points and only lengthened. Nadal was surprised by the strength of his rival and decided to wait, while retaining his serve and maintain balance on the scoreboard.
/> Just Manacor rose to the tape, so we could not see their progress in the auction. Something that compensated with an astonishing effect on first service, no fewer than 17 direct serves during the encounter.

When I was creating more uncertainty and more dangerous the German landscape painting for the Spanish, Nadal raise their repertoire of solutions and began throwing balls deep cut very troublesome for his opponent, who failed counter. A puntazo the Mallorcan in the seventh game with a cut setback led to a break that gave him the first set. (6-4). The encounter was decided by minimal details.

In the second raise bet, despite Beck started the scoring and rival. Not too many gave the German facilities, but neither Nadal, and the psychological duel won by the Spanish goal. Andreas Beck, who from the outset had taken many risks with its second service, began to waver. And Nadal pressured to dominate the match with solvency and close the second sleeve by 6-4.

In the third, Beck was outside the party and relaxed, aware that already had nothing to lose. Retrieving the sensations of the first set, Nadal made a run and connected services as the start of the match. However, despite some trouble to put on his rival, collapsed in a 'tie-break' that ended Nadal winning in white.

The Latvian Ernst Gulbis, one of the revelations in The latest edition of Roland Garros, hopes to Mallorcan second round. It will be another good test for Nadal, who has always ido fewer than in this tournament.

Rafael Nadal had no mercy from French Nicolas Devilder, who won in three sets by 6-4, 6-0 and 6-1, and was ranked for the third round of Roland Garros, where he expects the Finn Jarkko Nieminen, who has won all four previous duels.

Nadal is still far from his best game, but continues to make progress and offering increasingly better feelings on the runway in Paris. The Manacorense left something cold and doubtful to track Suzzane Lenglen of the French capital, but at Like Brazilian Bellucci in front of the first round, was released after the first set of drink and exhibited at times beatings that have taken him to be champion three times in this tournament.

Devilder, an unknown even to their fellow tennis player, left without complex and posed a direct duel, bluntly. The French showed a powerful, a strong right and correct a setback and drive, which put in serious trouble to Nadal throughout the first sleeve.
Nadal and to a good sack of errors not inclined forced the set in favour of Spanish. In the second raise bet, Nadal put the direct and repeated the script of the encounter against Bellucci, which however was interrupted by rain when the crash marched wind in its sails and 5-0 for the Mallorcan.

Just over an hour and a half it took to the encounter from restarting. Nadal did everything possible to avoid losing concentration and not to close the set flaqueó nothing more
The first break of Spanish in the sixth game of the match was answered by two consecutive games of his rival, aware of the stamina of Spanish and committed to finish the points early, racing to the maximum in their strokes. A point was to put the 5-4 in their favour in the ninth game, but a major setback to cut Rafah slowed down the aisle streak of French and was the prelude to what he would come over.

The impetuous Devilder game was not enough to hurt resume the match. Threading the second set ended with the hopes of a Devilder in the third took over starting any applause in the audience for his insistence that to stay in the match.

Tomorrow will face the winner of the Roddick-Davydenko

One point marked the decline of a tense battle. During 72 minutes Rafael Nadal and Tomas Berdych had a fight dense, very tactical, nothing spectacular. The Mallorcan insisted machaconamente throwing balls long and very liftadas unlike his rival to prevent it using his tremendous right flat. And the Czech used the minimum option to take this hub and martillear.

Nadal, who saved two breaks in his second service and another in the fourth, took their first choice to break the serve of his opponent: 5-3. Berdych saved a ball set in the next game, and with his draw, with two other 15-40. In the tie-break Rafa was 6-3 and had three other balls September. Nor. But then, for Nadal 7-6, Berdych committed double fault, the only one in the whole match, and handed the set.

It ended the war. Oliendo blood, Nadal was launched as a wolf his prey at the start of the second set and broke Berdych for the service to begin. "I knew that he had done twice lack damage and that the next game could be crucial, as was" confirmed Nadal at the end of the match.

It ended the tremendous power of the Czech, who still tried to recover by winning their next two service (4-2). But Nadal already flying. There was no concession to his draw and no longer had that bore with his appeal liftadas ball. His range of strokes was more varied and effective. And Rafa wound up the set with two more games, the last blank: 6-2 in just 29 minutes. Berdych, a huge rock at the beginning, ending broken by the great mental strength of Nadal, which now seems to fail Federer. Tomorrow (19:00, La2 and Teledeporte) Nadal will play the final in Miami. If the wins will be placed only 500 points of Federer. It deserves to be number 1.

Rafael Nadal became the first semifinalist of the tournament in Miami, the second Master Series of the season after defeating James Blake in three exciting sets by 3-6, 6-3 and 6-1.

Nadal, which exceeds the results of last year in Cayo Vizcaino, which fell in the quarter before Novak Djokovic, and expects rival on the threshold of the final confrontation between Czech Thomas Berdych and Russian Igor Andreev.

The Balearic also did his best showing version of the indomitable fighter, and he won the psychological pulse Blake in the third and final set. A sleeve marked by the outcome of the third set, which Nadal consummated a decisive break in its sixth ball break after lift and return a smash Blake.

The Florida had a 0-40 and saved two break balls, one after the ball touched on the tape, but did not find the way to win your service. Finally, it relented and the match ended escaping because he lost his faith.

Blake was delivered, precision and lost two other services to complete claudicando by 6-1. A final improper American, which had reached a high level throughout the match and that prevents it from fighting for the major titles.

From the beginning Blake was that player that he complicates parties to Nadal, but the Spanish he has won the last two times. An aggressive tennis to rest, not like long points and risking perhaps excessively. As the ball came to him Blake was impenetrable for Nadal, because, moreover, was right with his only ball of the first set to break apuntárselo by 6-3.

In the second match, the local tennis dropped their performance and Nadal, in contrast, started to climb steps, thanks to an aggressive, and I was looking right lines. However, it cost snatch a service to the American, but I ended up doing in the eighth game. The break allowed him to draw to tie the match and Nadal met.

And in the third, a great Nadal ended desesperando to snipe at Blake and a triumph of merit, which confirms the improvement in his game and makes it up aspiring to the title, with the permission of Federer.

The Spanish, at the end of mourning, said it had been "a great match". "Blake started very well, very aggressive, so I tried to concentrate because he is the best in the world, especially in this area. I had to give it everything to win."

"Romperle the draw at the beginning of the third set was crucial," continued Spanish. "I had many opportunities to break his serve on more occasions but sometimes it is impossible to a player like him."

"I am very happy for the victory," he said. "And also by the Spanish and Latino fans, thank you very much for that. Miami is more of the sites where they note."