Suffered victory in three races before the exponent of the new generation • In the second round will take on Croat Marin Cilic
The Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal continues steadily at the Open de Australia, first 'big' of the season and qualified for the knockout round in three sets, defeating the local hero, the Australian Bernard Tomic, worked for a 6 - 2, 7-5, 6-3.
Nadal began without giving concessions and quickly broke service Australian railroaded a first set which took a 6-2 in which Tomic paid dearly for the high number of unforced errors, a total of 20, for the 6 Spanish.
Despite Nadal's superiority in the first set, the local player, supported by the audience that packed the Rod Laver Arena, managed to control the nerves and took advantage of a moment of doubt the number one 4-0 to strike a partial put him on a plate to match the match set.
In the third and final part, continued to sweat Tomic Nadal who no longer slowed down and got a 6-3 that allows you to advance to second round without losing a single set after almost two hours of party.
Cilic in the second round
Now his next hurdle will be of greater importance. The Croat, seeded fifteenth and a semifinalist in 2010, won a marathon match to American John Isner 4-6, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (2) and 9-7.