Voice | Nadal: It will be a tough fight against Nori

Nadal

In last night's night match at the Philippe Chatier Stadium, 20-time Grand Slam champion Nadal swept homegrown Star Gasquet 6-0, 7-5, 6-2 to celebrate his 35th birthday with a win, while also extending his record against Gasquet to 17-0.

'I have a lot of respect for him (Gasquet) because I know Richard is a good player.' Nadal said, "I know he's been through a very tough time and he's been very smart and aggressive in this game. I came up with the highest respect for him and put 100% concentration into it, which I did with every opponent. ”

With Gasquet out, there are no French players in the men's singles field. In this matchup, Nadal showed a terrifying dominance in the first set, scoring as much as 100% of the way. Gasquet tried to fight back in the second set, and Nadal withstood the opponent's counterattack and won the crucial second set. Nadal continued his dominance in the third set, not facing a single break point in the entire set, and finally won with 2 hours and 16 minutes.

"I think I played very well in the first set and in my opinion it was one of the best sets I played in this clay season. I didn't make any mistakes, I maintained a high degree of concentration, came up with a lot of winning points, and the ball landing point was well controlled. Nadal said.

"I was still good in the second set, I was 5-2 at one point and I also had the set, I didn't take that set, and then at 5-3 I did a bad job on my own serve, there were some mistakes on the backhand, and then there was a forehand error at 30-40. Of course, Richard was a very good player and he served well in the next set, which was tough for me at that time, but I finally found the means to win the second set. I faced a windy environment in the third set, so I had a slight difficulty, but I persevered, and eventually I broke and won several sets in quick succession. ”

Nadal's opponent in the third round will be British youngster Nori, who has performed well in this year's clay season, who beat Harris 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2. In Nadal's record against Nori, espanyol leads 2-0, and it is worth mentioning that both of these encounters originated from this season, one at this year's Australian Open and once in Barcelona in April.

Speaking about the clash against Nori, Nadal said he would be waiting for him: "He can have good results in every competition and beat a lot of good players. I knew it was going to be a tough fight and I had to be ready to perform at my best. His playing style is not easy to deal with, so I have to give it my all. ”

(Text, Editor/Faye Wong, Photo/Visual China)