Rafael Nadal breezed into the fourth spherical of the US Open on Saturday with a dominant win over Richard Gasquet. Nadal dismantled Gasquet with a scoreline of 6-0, 6-1, 7-5.
Nadal cruised previous Gasquet to enter the fourth spherical (Courtesy: Reuters)
HIGHLIGHTSNadal was too good for Gasquet on the dayThe Spaniard gained the match with a scoreline of 6-0, 6-1, 7-5Nadal will tackle American Frances Tiafoe within the fourth spherical of the US Open
Rafael Nadal breezed into the fourth spherical of the US Open on Saturday with a dominant 6-0 6-1 7-5 win over Richard Gasquet.
Losing to the Spaniard is not one thing new for Gasquet as he at the moment has a 0-18 run in opposition to the previous World No.1 in all competitions.
Nadal has all the time been a fan favorite on the Arthur Ashe stadium and he amazed the group together with his dominance because the Spaniard claimed the primary 6-0. Gasquet was in a position to lastly win a sport within the second set, a lot to the amusement of the group in attendance, who cheered for him when he obtained one thing on the board. However, Nadal rapidly resumed his mauling and gained the following 5 video games to say the second set as effectively and lead the match 2-0.
After that, it appeared like the previous World No.1 had taken his foot off the pedal and the third set was a extra even contest. Gasquet was in a position to degree issues up at 2-2, a lot to the delight of the followers in attendance.
It took Nadal someday to get again within the groove however the end result was by no means doubtful as he wrapped issues up 7-5 within the third set to progress to the following spherical.
Speaking after the match, as quoted by Reuters, the previous World No.1 stated it was the most effective match of his US Open 2022 marketing campaign and stated he noticed lots of enchancment and must maintain going.
“My best match in the tournament, easy,” Nadal stated of Saturday’s win. “An important improvement. But I need to keep going.”
“I know this is the right moment to make an improvement if I want to keep having chances to keep going on the tournament. Today was an improvement. I need another important improvement for the next day.”
Nadal will tackle American Frances Tiafoe within the fourth spherical of the US Open.
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