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Rafa Nadal acknowledged that the main difficulty that is being found in the Australian Open is that he notices the ball "very heavy" and a track "somewhat slower than usual", which is causing him not to "hurt the rival" .

"I notice the ball very heavy. When we play with new balls it is true that they are fast, but after six or seven strokes it becomes very heavy and the track may also be somewhat slower than usual and that influences the ball" Nadal stressed to the microphone of 'Eurosport' after overcoming the second round against Federico Delbonis.

The Balearic said that the current ones are not his "ideal conditions" for his best tennis. "I prefer that the ball be more alive and run more in the air since it benefits my playing style more. We try to adapt every day as well as possible because with this ball I can not hurt the opponent," he warned.

In the match against the Argentine, he only took three of his 20 'break' balls , and the world number one recognized that "by accumulating opportunities and not taking advantage of them, you know that your opponent is gaining confidence and that can influence the game."

"I have had virtually every game the opportunity to break his serve, while he has not had any and yet we have planted in a 5-4 matched to 30 and with a ball that could have meant the set," he said.

However, Manacor also recalled that when you have opportunities to break "practically in every game", even if they do not convert, "in the long run it is normal that you end up taking the game forward."

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