World No. 2 Rafael Nadal impressed on his comeback to the ATP World Tour on Tuesday in Beijing, defeating Richard Gasquet 6-4, 6-0 in the first round of the China Open.
Playing his first singles match in nearly 13 weeks, the Spaniard showed few signs of rust, dismissing Gasquet in 78 minutes. Nadal has always enjoyed success against Gasquet and improved to a 13-0 FedEx ATP Head2Head record against the Frenchman. He capitalised on four of his seven break points and won 73 per cent of his first serve points.
Rafael Nadal
Richard Gasquet | Rafael Nadal |
Service Statistics | ||
Aces | 1 | 4 |
Double Faults | 1 | 1 |
1st Serve % | 57% | 69% |
1st Serve Points Won | 19/31 (61%) | 28/38 (74%) |
2nd Serve Points Won | 8/23 (35%) | 10/17 (59%) |
Break Points Saved | 3/7 (43%) | 3/3 (100%) |
Service Games Played | 8 | 8 |
Return Statistics | ||
1st Return Points Won | 10/38 (26%) | 12/31 (39%) |
2nd Return Points Won | 7/17 (41%) | 15/23 (65%) |
Break Points Won | 0/3 (0%) | 4/7 (57%) |
Return Games Played | 8 | 8 |
Points Statistics | ||
Total Service Points Won | 27/54 (50%) | 38/55 (69%) |
Total Return Points Won | 17/55 (31%) | 27/54 (50%) |
Total Points Won | 44/109 (40%) | 65/109 (60%) |
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