With comfort and style o Rafa Nadal advanced to the second round of the Australian Open. The Spaniard, number 6 in the world rankings, prevailed in the premiere of the American, Marcos Chiron (No. 66) with 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 in 1 hour and 49 minutes. In fact, this was his 70th victory in this tournament.
The 35-year-old tennis player continues his effort to win the 21st Grand Slam of his career, which will be a relevant record, as together with Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, they count 20 trophies in the top tournaments.
«I play better and better“, Said the 35-year-old Spaniard, who comes from a leg injury and is recovering from Covid-19, which was infected in December and added:”It’s hard to say where I’m compared to my best level. You have to go there day by day, accept that things are not always going well and be positive to play with the right energy.».
7? 0? #AusOpen match-wins and counting ??@RafaelNadal kicks off his #AO2022 campaign in style with a straight-sets win over Marcos Giron.@wwos · @espn · @Eurosport · @wowowtennis pic.twitter.com/PpzvHXL36B
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 17, 2022
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