25 minutes in, we reach the halfway point at 3-3 in this set. Casper Rudd has claimed the second set 6-4 and the Norwegian is currently leading the third set by two games to none. And theres the hold! Nadal brings back his booming return of serve and Berankis can't control the ball, sending it long to put the second seed within three points of the match. Then you have the new generation. The Norwegian is running away with the match as he is three games in front for the fourth set too. US Open 2022: Rafa Nadal's devastating announcement after loss Two more of them and he will be a set up. The drop shot was good but Zverev reached it, before putting a ball into the corner. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. The slice worked for him there and had more of an angle to it to disrupt the Zverev power. The world No 4 is back in the third round at Wimbledon with a four-set victory over Ricardas Berankis. Nadal initially trailed by an early break before working his way into the match and breaking at the end to grab a one-set advantage. Nadal rules out Indian Wells and Miami. 7:53PM . Italian Open 2021: Nadal's Win Highlights Friday's Action; Djokovic "He is a very good colleague on the Tour. His exit in 2016 was counted as an official loss because he withdrew before the third round with injury. Nadal v Coric Live Streaming & Prediction for 2022 ATP Cincinnati Masters This time it's Berankis who starts the game with consecutive errors. Nadal served out the match with a love game, punctuating the 3-hour, 12-minute struggle with a 95-mph ace. Minutes later, fellow spectators could be heard clapping as the fan in question left with medics and play resumed with the 21-time Grand Slam champion winning the game point to lead 4-1. Zverev comes into the net and brings in Nadal with a dropped volley, before putting away the smash. And Nadal did well to pick up the first set against an in-form Alexander Zverev, as well as keeping it level in the second set. Nadal shrugged off a chronic foot injury to beat arch-rival, defending champion and world number one Novak Djokovic in four gruelling sets on Tuesday night. Nadal slices again on the opening point of his service game before Zverev wraps his arm around another forehand winner. This time the set is his as Berankis hits the ball wide. The serve worked much better at the end of the match and then I was able to play a little bit more aggressive with the forehand. The Serb was ready to fight this time, and he forced an error from world no. French Open: Rafael Nadal through to final after Alexander Zverev A 121mph serve forces an error from the Spaniard before Nadal wins a thrilling point, lobbing Berankis who is able to get the ball back, before hitting a backhand drop shot winner. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Thanks for contacting us. Berankis fails to hit a drop shot over the net to open his service game. Zverev generates a mighty bounce on an opening ace down the middle, before he switches for a wide serve followed by backhand winner down the line.
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