Rafael Nadal unleashes fury from serve
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World no. 1 Rafael Nadal made a winning start in Shanghai 2017, beating the young American Jared Donaldson 6-2, 6-1 in swift 54 minutes. It was one of the three quickest Masters 1000 victories for the Spaniard in the completed matches.
He dominated on serve and return to seal the deal in no time and move into the next round. Competing against Nadal for the first time, Donaldson was off to a great start, delivering two holds at love and moving 30-15 up on the return in game five.
From that moment, Nadal was the only player on the court, rattling off 42 out of the last 55 points to race over the finish line in under an hour! Everything worked perfectly for a 16-time Major champion, dropping four points in his games and conquering almost half of the return points to create 11 break chances and convert four to control the pace.
It was Nadal’s masterclass performance when considering the first groundstroke after serve. He landed eight winners with that shot and placed balls efficiently to earn an instant advantage. Rafa created an open space like it was the easiest thing, spreading Jared over the baseline and opening the court for a ruthless execution.
Nadal implemented the same tactics on the return, surviving ten service winners from the American (six in the opening two service games) and seizing complete control once he cracked the opponent’s serve pattern.
Rafael Nadal lost four points on serve against Donaldson in Shanghai 2017.
Donaldson did not have the power or depth in his shots to move Nadal from the zone and force more errors. He drew only eight errors from the Spaniard and made 20 of his own, including five double faults. Rafa never took his foot off the pedal, charging from start to finish with a fantastic serving display and pushing his opponent to the limits with well-balanced groundstrokes that Jared had no answer for.
The Spaniard had more free points after a 14-10 advantage in service winners. He made a massive difference from the court after…
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Source : tennisworldusa
