Roland Garros 2020 He runs over McDonald with a 6-0 in the second set that adds up to 105 of his career
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LThe further conclusion that can be drawn from Rafael Nadal’s second-round match at Roland Garros is that Mackenzie McDonald justified the reasons why he had only won three matches on clay in his career.
The Spanish, superior from start to finish until closing a score of 6-1, 6-0 and 6-3, passed for the sixteenth time in the tournament the screening of the first two games. It was Rafa’s most placid duel at the French Open since he beat Denis Istomin 6-2, 6-2 and 6-2, in the 2012 edition..
In his 1,194 professional games, Nadal had only given up once to such a poorly ranked opponent. It was in Stockholm 2006 with the local Joachim Johansson (690).
McDonald, who entered the main draw with a protected ranking, since it is 211, lasted two games to hit the spot. From the third onwards, an abysmal difference was seen between the two, which also marked their attitude and body language.
Rafa claims from the beginning of the tournament not to be passive and Mackenzie moved as if he were a ‘sparring’ more of the king of the earth. The American added, drop-wise, some point of a certain brilliance. It never had a ‘break’ option.
On Nadal’s bench, his father Sebasti and his sister Maribel, arrived from Mallorca for the occasion, had joined. Unlike the rest of the favorites, the defender of the Parisian crown is accompanied by time. He has always played outdoors and today has enjoyed a temperature of 19 degrees. The day, of course, had started with the courts covered because of the rain.
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The rosco scored by Nadal in the second set is the number 105 in its trajectory. He’s seventh on that illustrious list after Jimmy Connors (195), Guillermo Vilas and Ivan Lendl (146), Manuel Orantes (115), Andre Agassi (113) and Bjrn Borg (109).. While he can continue to expand that number the rest are already retired.
It seems that the next game may start to be a test to gauge where the 19-big champion is. Italian Stefano Travaglia, Kei Nishikori’s executioner, will be measured by 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (7), 4-6 and 6-2. As in the case of Egor Gerasimov and McDonald, there is no precedent with the Balearic on the circuit.
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