U.S Open: Nadal eases past Pospisil to reach third round
— 30th August 2018
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Defending champion Raphael Nadal eased into the third round of the U.S. Open with a regulation 6-3 6-4 6-2 victory over unseeded Vasek Pospisil on Wednesday.
A fresh-looking Nadal, whose first round match was cut short after his opponent David Ferrer retired with a calf injury, started brightly against the Canadian and never looked back.
The Spaniard wrapped up the opening set in 35 minutes after breaking early to go 3-0 up as Pospisil, ranked 88th in the world, struggled to settle into a serving rhythm.
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The Canadian rallied briefly in the second set, improving his first serve percentage and managing to break Nadal to lead briefly.
The world number one broke back immediately and went on to win four games in a row to seize…
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