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Rafael Nadal overcame a worrying fall in the second set to defeat British No. 2 Cameron Norrie in straight sets in Bastad. The Spanish icon is stepping up his fitness ahead of this summer’s Olympics in Paris and looked in fine form to reach the quarter-finals, coming back from 4-1 in the second set.
Nadal skipped the grass-court season in order to stick to clay and focus on the upcoming Olympics, where he will team up with Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz to play doubles together for Spain.
The 38-year-old preserved his body by not changing surfaces, but lacks match practice as a result, despite reaching the semi-finals of the doubles competition with Casper Ruud in Sweden also.
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He comfortably took the first set 6-4 against Norrie, breaking at 3-3 after a Norrie backhand landed just wide. The veteran appeared more agile and willing to come to the net than in his previous straight-sets win over Leo Borg in the last round.
He comfortably took the first set 6-4 against Norrie, breaking at 3-3 after a Norrie backhand landed just wide. The veteran appeared more agile and willing to come to the net than in his previous straight-sets win over Leo Borg in the last round.
