Nadal fortsætter bumlet vej tilbage mod topformen

nadal fortsætter bumlet vej tilbage mod topformen

Rafael Nadal vandt i tre sæt over Pedro Cachin i Madrid.

Rafael Nadal har stadig et godt stykke vej til topformen, men han avancerede mandag til ottendedelsfinalen i ATP-turneringen i Madrid.

Efter over tre timers tennisspil på gruset vandt Nadal 6-1, 6-7, 6-3 over argentineren Pedro Cachin, der er nummer 91 i verden.

– Der var nogle gode øjeblikke, og der var nogle dårlige øjeblikke. Men jeg fandt en vej, siger Nadal i sejrsinterviewet inde på banen.

I første sæt var Nadal overlegen, og det lignede en hurtig billet videre. Men sådan skulle det langtfra gå.

I andet sæt vågnede Pedro Cachin pludselig op og kom foran 4-1 efter to servegennembrud.

Nadal afværgede to sætbolde og kæmpede sig i første omgang tilbage og fremtvang tiebreak.

Her slog Cachin til, vandt 7-5 og udlignede til 1-1 i sæt, og Nadal lignede ikke en mand, der var glad for at skulle ud i et tredje sæt.

I tredje sæt satte Nadal dog tingene på plads og viste glimt af den klasse, han altid har haft på grus.

– Jeg nød det. Men nu må vi se, når jeg vågner og står op i morgen. Jeg tager det dag for dag, siger Nadal.

I ottendedelsfinalen skal Nadal møde tjekken Jiri Lehecka, der er nummer 31 i verden. Nadal er nede som nummer 512 efter flere længere afbræk fra sporten på grund af skader.

Nadal har vundet Madrid Open fem gange i karrieren.

/ritzau/

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