raffa a battu Taiwan's Yeu-Tzuoo Wang sur le score de 6-2, 6-4!!
il affrontera ensuite Justin Gimelstob
But that gave him plenty of time to prepare for his first-round match on Wednesday, against Taiwan's Yeu-Tzuoo Wang. Rafa defeated him, 6-2, 6-4. Rafa won the opening game, in which he needed six deuces to break his opponent's serve. He then went up 4-0 ahead but Wang put up some resistance, to prolong the set, and then the match.
After the match, Rafa said, "I lost focus because the match was turning out to be easy for me. I also think that I still lack a bit of confidence after the defeat at the US Open."
Rafa is the last player in the tournament to reach the second round as his match was put off yesterday because his opponent had not yet arrived, which, according to Nadal "did not affect him in the least." His next match will be on Thursday, against American Justin Gimelstob, who is ranked No. 112. They have never played before.