Start the second set!
Very good first set by Rafa Nadal, without showing signs of physical discomfort in his foot, with good serves and dominating Wawrinka’s backhand with his forehand, who is not comfortable at all so far. It seems that the blows with the ‘top-spin’ characteristic of the Balearic prevent him from playing comfortably today.
6-2 Nadal
40-15 Everything changes for Wawrinka when he connects his first serve.
40-40 Nadal kick! Finish off the net with a worked point. Rafa matches the game.
BREAK AND FIRST SET OF RAFA! The Balearic game comes back, and wins the first round.
5-2 Wawrinka
Good serves from Nadal that help him start the point by dominating with his forehand, although he ends up failing.
30-40 Opportunity for the Swiss to make the ‘against-break’
WAWRINKA BREAK! Erratic Rafa in this game, with Stan playing a bit more calm.
5-1 Nadal
0-30 Very erratic with Wawrinka’s backhand
NADAL BREAK! Nadal breaks Stan’s serve again, who suffers a lot to return the balls with Rafa’s characteristic ‘top-spin’.
4-1 Nadal
30-0 Very well Nadal angling the right to the reverse of the Swiss.
I play to 15. Stan struggles to return Nadal’s forehands to his backhand side.
3-1 Nadal
Stan’s first game on serve, with deep first serves near the line.
3-0 Nadal
The man from Manacor has started very well, serving comfortably, and the Swiss for the moment without answers.
2-0 Nadal
Wawrinka starts attacking Nadal’s backhand, who counterattacks with powerful blows.
30-40 and BREAK OF RAFA!