Rafael Nadal is among the stars tipped to win the on-going Barcelona Open Tennis Championship.
Nadal won the first game of the match on his serve but the lanky Mayer held to level until the eighth game when Nadal broke to lead 5-3. Serving for the set, Nadal lost three consecutive points. Although he saved one break point, he could not win the game. It was a momentum shift as his opponent saved a set point and went on to win the 10th game.
Mayer served well and traded ground strokes with Nadal, and it seemed an upset was in the making. However, Nadal broke his opponent’s serve to take the seventh game and saved a break point before holding for a 5-3 lead. Mayer reduced the score by holding serve but Nadal took the 10th game and the set 6-4. In the final set, Nadal got the crucial break to lead 3-2 and cruised to victory 6-2. The battle lasted two hours and 48 minutes.
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