Nadal has endured a tough year, losing his French Open title
Spain's Rafael Nadal returns to Czech Republic's Jiri Vesely during their pre-quarterfinal match at an ATP tournament in Hamburg, Germany, on Thursday. Nadal won 6-4, 7-6 (7/2). (Photo: AFP)
Hamburg: Rafael Nadal eased into the Hamburg Open quarterfinals on Thursday with a 6-4, 7-6 (7/2) win over Jiri Vesely of the Czech Republic as the Spaniard continues to try and resuscitate his flagging season.
The top-seeded Mallorcan, playing the summer clay-court tournament for the first time in seven years, goes on to face fifth-seeded Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas, who battled past Jerzy Janowicz of Poland 6-3, 4-6, 6-2.
Nadal, the 2008 champion in Hamburg, extended his clay record in 2015 to 23-6 as he looks to add to his 46 clay-court titles.
“I think I played a good match,” said the 29-year-old. “Something that I am proud of today, very happy with, is my attitude and I’m very happy with the way that I played. I just need a little bit more consistency.”
Nadal has endured a tough year, losing his French Open title, getting knocked out in the second round at Wimbledon and seeing his ranking slump to 10, his lowest in a decade.
( Source : AFP )
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