The world number one tennis player, Rafael Nadal, survived what could have been a shocking first-round defeat on Monday afternoon as he defeated Italian hot-shot, Simone Bolelli 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (11/9) to reach the second round.
The 10-time champion had to save four set points in the tiebreaker before wrapping his crucial victory. Nadal had been two sets up but 0-3 down in the third when rain caused the tie to be suspended late Monday.
He quickly levelled at 3-3 on Tuesday, saved four break points in the eighth game before saving four set points. Nadal eventually claimed the match on a third match point when Bolelli dumped a forehand into the net. Nadal’s next match is against Argentina’s Guido Pella for a place in the last 32.
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