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Chinanews.com, September 17th. The ATP Rome Masters ushered in the focus on the 17th Beijing time. Nadal eased with two 6:1 and several hundred compatriots Carreno Busta, who had just reached the semifinals at the US Open, won It was the first win after the tournament restarted.
In the first game, Nadal quickly entered the state, relying on the changeable tactics on the bottom line, took the lead in breaking serve and achieved a 3:1 lead.
In the sixth game, Busta made more mistakes, Nadal seized the opportunity and broke serve again to lead 5:1.
When it came to the serve to win the game, Nadal went straight to four points and easily secured his serve, winning 6:1 first.
In the second set, after the two sides completed the first serve to secure the serve, Nadal increased the offensive firepower, broke serve twice in the third and fifth innings, and achieved a 5:1 lead.
Serving to win the game, Nadal successfully secured his serve and secured the victory 6:1. The total score eliminated Busta 2:0 and easily advanced to the top 16.
After that, Nadal will face the winner between Raonic and Lajovic.
Nadal, who made his debut since February 29th, was very satisfied with the performance of his return to the first show: "It feels so good to be back on the court. I miss the audience and played well in the first game after returning. He played almost to the end in New York, maybe a little tired. For me it was a perfect start. The shot was very solid, I didn't expect to play so well."
It is worth mentioning that this week is the 782th consecutive week since April 25, 2005. Nadal has been among the top ten in the ATP rankings, second only to Connors for the 789th week.
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