El de Manacor lost the first set in a tiebreaker, which is not barred from leaving the second and focused on taking the game to finish • The Argentine showed a much higher level, which shows the ATP ranking · He will face Ferrer, who might with Karlovic
Rafa Nadal successfully overcame the third round in Miami, second Master 1000 the season after defeating Argentine David Nalbandian with some difficulties. The de manacor not had a single party, but after losing the first set, managed to win (7-6 (8), 2-6, 2-6) in two hours and twenty minutes gone.
Nalbandian hits first
In a first set with options for both players, who first used the occasion to break his opponent's serve was Rafael Nadal in the third game, but Argentina also did the same in the fifth game to break the first ball of it decided.
Two consecutive aces from Rafael Nadal put the 5 dolls in the mail, and two from David Nalbandian assured him the tie-break which was reached at the end.
The tie was just as exciting as the set, with options for both players who did their best to win, but he was the Argentine who took the first set.
The number 161 of the ATP ranking was a great display of hitting, pulling out his best tennis and getting into trouble at various times of the Spaniard in the second set. But of manacor took his usual race and broke the Argentine's serve in the sixth game, and from here with its step number 4 of the world was becoming the second set to break the South American's serve and tie the game making .
Already in the final two contenders came third set focused, knowing the importance of each point, but the quality of Spanish tennis player to beat the Argentine. The Spaniard did not concede his serve from the first set, and that was the main key to victory.
Ferrer was measured
For his part, David Ferrer beat Croatian giant Ivo Karlovic 7-6 (5), 6-3 in one hour and 26 minutes and will be Nadal's opponent in the knockout.
Thus, a Spanish has already put the insured in the quarterfinal round Masters 1000.