It was more than 15 minutes of celebrity that corresponded to Hugo Dellien, turning to the sentence of Andy Warhol. It is not anything to be measured with Rafael Nadal in the first round of the Australian Open, with millions of eyes pending the debut of one of the main candidates for the title and with the curiosity about how his adversary would develop, a 26-year-old debutante without hardly Remarkable past in his career. Invited to a party that was not his, the Bolivian came out boldly before the 2009 champion and four-time finalist of the tournament to create, already at a disadvantage, two break balls in the third game, based on aggressiveness on the drive of the world number 1, assuming the imperative risks demanded by the occasion. From less to more, Nadal won 6-2, 6-3 and 6-0, in two hours and two minutes, and will be measured in the second round with the winner of the match between Joao Sousa and Federico Delbonis.

Dellien is a tennis player accustomed to moving on the margins of the circuit, with two titles in challenger tournaments, in 2019, as the best cover letter. After filming in the new ATP Cup, four wins and trips against David Goffin and Novak Djokovic, Nadal faces in Melbourne the first opportunity to reach the 20 Grand Slam titles of Roger Federer, which ended his debut with a comfortable win against Steve Johnson He dribbled and dribbled Dellien, cheered at the Rod Laver Arena when he added his first two games before Nadal closed the first set to the rest, not without mediating 52 minutes of combat.

In progression

Fist held high, with a commendable attitude at all times, Trinidad's expanded his presence on the court before a more contemporary opponent than usual. He returned from a break that left him 4-2 down in the second set. They could be the difficulties of measuring themselves with an unknown player, the necessary process of adaptation to the tournament or simply the certainty that the victory would be theirs except for the improbability of a catastrophe, but the truth is that Nadal did not show his best profile before the 73rd of the ladder. It was in the third set where we could see him more convincing, until the enthusiasm of Dellien declined, whose share of resistance found his ceiling.

The first three heads of series have overcome the debut without major setbacks. Djokovic also did it on Monday, leaving a set against Jan Lennard Struff, 37th. The tournament has just begun and they know that they must manage their energy and talent to acquire flight as required by the competition. "It is a positive start. He is a great fighter. In the first round, if you win in three sets even better. I finished late last season with the Davis Cup and I started it soon with the requirement of the ATP Cup," said the winner at the foot of the track. "The best of 2019? The wedding. My wife is here!", Commented to Jim Courier's microphone, before assessing his magnificent season.

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