After defeat to Novak Djokovic in the semi -finals of Roland Garros, Rafael Nadal decided to take time to rest. The world's third player does not attend both Wimbledon and the Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games, thereby focusing on the US Open.
To run momentum for the last Grand Slam of the year, Nadal is currently present in the US to attend Citi Open. This is the tournament in the ATP 500 category on the hard pitch. This morning, “the king of the ground” had a match in the second round, with the face of the host of the host country Jack Sock.
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In Washington, Nadal went through a very difficult match. Initially, the Spanish star started very smoothly in Set 1. He completely owned the game and had twice won the break in game 6 and game 8, thereby winning the 6-2 gap.
Sang Set 2, Jack Sock suddenly rises strongly. After losing to the first game, the American player immediately responded and had an extremely attractive chase with Nadal. The turning point in Game 7 when SOCK excellently won the break. Without missing the opportunity, Mr. Bang went to the finish line and won 6-4 in set 2, thereby leveling the score 1-1.
In set 3 decisions, the two players continued to bring the audience in Washington an emotional performance. At this time, Sock has a psychological advantage and quickly won the first game and then takes 2-0. However, Nadal also proves that he is not medium. “The King of the Platform” played calmly and excelled in reclining the break in game 6, thereby balancing the score 3-3.
In the following minutes, the two players continued to chase the narrow score. At game 12, the score is 6-6, forcing set 3 to enter a series of tie-breaks to determine the victory. In the gunfire battle, Nadal completely mastered the game and buried sock with a score of 7-1.
In the end, Nadal won 2-1 and officially won tickets to the 3rd round of Citi Open 2021. The next opponent of Rafa was Lloyd George Harris – the worldwarer in the world.
