20:52
Nadal – van de Zandschulp 6: 4, 5: 2
At Nadal it all looks easier at the moment. He serves well, at the same time van de Zandschulp does not return as strongly as he did in the previous rounds. Multiple service winners result in the 5-2 for the Australian and French Open champion.
20:48
Nadal – van de Zandschulp 6: 4, 4: 2
Things are getting a little tighter for van de Zandschulp. The Dutchman has to go over 30:30 on his own serve, but then does well on the net and completes himself into a cue ball. He also uses that heavily on the net.
20:44
Nadal – van de Zandschulp 6: 4, 4: 1
Outstanding thing! First Nadal thunders a splendid backhand cross into the Platzeck, van de Zandschulp’s forehand answer becomes really difficult due to the edge of the net. But the Spaniard plays a great backhand slice, which almost ends up as a stop in the field and is unreachable. A little later the exact opposite: At 30:15 Nadal throws a very easy volley and suddenly has to tremble a bit again. After all, van de Zandschulp’s backhand cross error earns him a cue ball. It is then a return error that seals the 1:4.
20:39
Nadal – van de Zandschulp 6: 4, 3: 1
That’s how van de Zandschulp would like to see it much sooner. Without effort and to zero, he packs the service game to 1: 3. Nevertheless, he still needs a break.
20:36
Nadal – van de Zandschulp 6: 4, 3: 0
Can Nadal confirm the break? First of all, he runs after a 0:15, then he benefits from a slight forehand error by his opponent and also takes the subsequent three points with him. So he pulls away relatively easily to 3:0.
20:32
Nadal – van de Zandschulp 6: 4, 2: 0
Van de Zandschulp doesn’t seem that convincing at the moment. Another unnecessary stop, which he doesn’t want to succeed, leads to 15:30. Only thanks to an avoidable forehand error by Nadal on the inside-out can he get to both at 30, but then the 26-year-old unpacks a fine hand: Nadal attacks the longline on the net from the half-field, but is then also passed longline with the forehand . Then the Spaniard does it better than before: His inside-out lands perfectly on the sidelines for the debut. van de Zandschulp then throws his backhand into the net for a breakball. The Mallorcan can use it directly – break!
20:26
Nadal – van de Zandschulp 6: 4, 1: 0
The second round is on, Nadal starts again. The 36-year-old is also lucky that he was not legally passed by van de Zandschulp when he attacked the net at 0:15 – his backhand is a bit too long. The outsider then counters again with a return winner, which is how he got the first point of the set. A little later, van de Zandschulp has the first chance to break – Nadal serves to the outside and, as a result of the return error, cheers himself on with a “Vamos!” Another service winner and a weak stop attempt bring the Iberian 1:0.
20:19
Nadal – van de Zandschulp 6: 4, 0: 0
The sentence is done! The first set ball fends off with a service winner, then he is gradually pushed onto the defensive by the left-hander and just puts the passing ball wide.
20:18
Nadal – van de Zandschulp 5: 4
Exciting rally! Nadal lures van de Zandschulp to the net with a rather mediocre stop, who has a bit of bad luck with his forehand cross attempt with the edge of the net. Nadal races into the half field, brings the ball longline to the line and then benefits from his opponent’s lob error. The Dutchman then served his third double fault at the wrong time. set balls!
20:14
Nadal – van de Zandschulp 5: 4
Speaking of fix: Nadal rushes through his service game in the same way. Very quickly he leads 40:0, then it shows how good van de Zandschulp is on his feet. First he fishes out a powerful backhand cross from his opponent, then he can be found again directly in the half field and forces Nadal to make a mistake in his backhand. He reacts with a service winner to 5: 4.
20:12
Nadal – van de Zandschulp 4: 4
That was fixed for the world number 25. At 15 he bags the 4:4 in the games. That’s probably how he imagines it more often.
20:08
Nadal – van de Zandschulp 4: 3
From time to time Nadal makes one or the other slight mistake too much. At 30:0 he can allow himself the devious forehand – but it will still annoy him. An insane passing ball by van de Zandschulp follows: Nadal serves to the outside and plays back a half-baked drive volley. van de Zandschulp races down the line and overpowers the Spaniard fantastically with the forehand longline. However, the 36-year-old stays cool, secures the next two points and continues to lead.
20:04
Nadal – van de Zandschulp 3: 3
This is how we know the Manacor bull: With his inimitable forehand, he slams the ball into his opponent’s backhand corner, forcing him to make a mistake. He, in turn, reacts with good net play, but then serves his second double fault at 15:30. Even after that, there is only the second serve, but Nadal returns somewhat negligently to the side. The Spaniard, on the other hand, fends off the cue ball that followed a slice error with a fantastic backhand longline winner, so that we go over debut again. However, a service winner and an ace seal the 3:3 with relative ease.
19:58
Nadal – van de Zandschulp 3: 2
With Nadal, the whole thing is going really fast now. He follows up with an ace, has three balls on his plate at 40:0, of which he uses the first one with a service winner.
19:56
Nadal – van de Zandschulp 2: 2
An important rally that van de Zandschulp can win. At 15 both, a longer rally unfolds, which Nadal ends with a frame hit. Since he can also score the next two points, van de Zandschulp equalizes again.
19:51
Nadal – van de Zandschulp 2: 1
Massive thing from van de Zandschulp! At 15 both, he threw his forehand from the baseline full steam ahead as an inside-in on the court. Nadal speculated wrongly and had to give up the point. The next two go to the left-hander, who briefly interrupts the game at 40:30. A tennis ball has no writing and must be replaced. But that doesn’t stop him from making it 2-1 in the games with a fine backhand volley.
19:46
Nadal – van de Zandschulp 1: 1
The next two points go to van de Zandschulp. With that, after some fighting, he puts himself on the scoreboard.
19:45
Nadal 1-0 van de Zandschulp
Van de Zandschulp is now also trying his hand at service. At 15: 0 he serves a double fault, at 30:15 it gets really spectacular: Nadal lures his opponent to the net, then praises the Mallorcan and, after a great volley, catches the praise from Nadal’s turn as a result of the fast forehand. Van de Zandschulp can’t get it over from the turn either. A little later there is even a first break chance, which the Dutchman fends off with a service winner. He then misses a cue ball and shortly afterwards finds himself again exposed to a break ball, which he brilliantly destroys with a forehand winner from the middle of the field. debut.
19:39
Nadal 1-0 van de Zandschulp
Let’s go, the Spaniard opens the match on his own serve and starts with a slight forehand error to 0:15, but then fires an ace through the center. Due to several mistakes by his opponent, the 36-year-old quickly went 1-0 up.
19:32
warm up
Both actors are currently playing in. So it will start in a few moments.
19:22
Center Court is free
Simona Halep is easily in the next round thanks to her success over Paula Badosa (6: 1, 6: 2). That also means: Center Court is free, so our match can start in a few minutes.
19:12
Van de Zandschulp’s way
The Dutchman, in turn, went the opposite way from Nadal. He sent his first opponent, Feliciano Lopez, home in three rounds (6:2, 6:3, 6:3). He subsequently decided the two subsequent games against Emil Ruusuvuori (3:6, 6:1, 6:4, 6:4) and Richard Gasquet (7:5, 2:6, 7:6, 6:1). four sentences for themselves. A win over the Spaniard would certainly be considered a sensation – but the 26-year-old is counting on exactly this outsider role today.
19:04
Nadal’s way
After slight initial difficulties, the winner of the Australian and French Opens seems to have arrived on the holy lawn. He left the two hard-fought four-set victories against Francisco Cerundolo (6: 4, 6: 3, 3: 6, 6: 4) and Richard Berankis (6: 4, 6: 4, 4: 6, 6: 3) a smooth triumph Follow Lorenzo Sonego (6:1, 6:2, 6:4). With van de Zandschulp, a quite feasible task seems to be waiting for him.
18:52
Hi!
Hello and welcome to the men’s round of 16 at Wimbledon! Rafael Nadal wants to advance to the next round today – but so does Botic van de Zandschulp. This match kicks off at around 7:25 p.m., but delays are possible.