RAFAEL NADAL KING OF TENNIS

2017 Internazionali BNL d'Italia R3 Rafael Nadal bt. Jack Sock  6/3 6/4

Next opponent - Domonic Thiem

“He’s a tough opponent. He hit the ball with big spin and so hard,” said Nadal. “Yeah, I think I started the match well. Then in the second set again. But he played some good points. I didn’t serve well with the 1-0, and then I had some tough moments few games after he break me back in the second.

“But later I think I finished playing a more aggressive game and serving much better, no? At the end of the match, I think my serve worked much better, so that’s important for me.”

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