Nadal – Isner, live

Corrects Richard Haigh another decision of a line. Get off the chair, Rafa Nadal’s long serve. Second service.

40-0 Nadal,
first ace Isner concedes it to him despite the fact that the linesman sang out.

30-0 Nadal.
7 of 9 points with the first serve, 3 of 5 with the second.

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15-0 Nadal, winning serve and backhand down the line.

Rafa Nadal – John Isner 2-2

Isner showing his other ‘cannon’. If with the serve it is lethal, it also becomes giant if the drive is well positioned.

Isner advantage. One of the mistakes that Rafa Nadal should save. He overextended the backhand when he had exchanged. He wanted to throw the American far back, he failed him. He had a break ball within reach.

Same. Nadal remaining. Positioning himself far back, almost touching the bottom canvas. He is making his way.

40-30 Isner,
primer ace.

30-30 Isner, ‘cannon shot’ from the first serve to forget the previous double fault.

15-30 Nadal,
Isner’s first double fault.

15-15 Isner doesn’t even volley, he lets Rafa’s ball pass, which goes long.
The potential of the American, who also does a lot of damage with second serve.

0-15 Nadal. He goes up to the Isner net, not with a final serve and ends up suffering from Rafa’s attack. He misses a backhand volley that goes cross.

Pablo Carreño has lost the first set ante Karen Khachanov, 6-4.

Rafa Nadal – John Isner 2-1

I play 30 Nadal. Serve point to conclude. Normality in the center.
Little rallying, the serve acquiring the logical role in a match with Isner competing.

40-30 Nadal.
Isner’s big backhand returngetting on track on a second serve without malice from Rafa.

40-15 Nadal, another good serve on Isner’s backhand.

30-15 Nadal. Rafa reversed from the right. So much so that he left a gap and caught him with a parallel Isner right. The Spanish then failed, forced with his right cross.

30-0 Nadal. Isner’s long right.
Francis Roig and Marc López on the bench, Carlos Moyà ‘rests’.

Rafa Nadal – John Isner 1-1

Serve and left Isner, game to 30. He overcame two direct remains at the feet of Rafa.
A lot of experience from the man who played the longest match in history with Frenchman Nicolas Mahut at Wimbledon.

40-30 Isner, good first serve.

30-30 He did not dare with the serve and red Isner, less with the second serve. He immediately found a clear and winning forehand.

15-30 And second consecutive rest Rafa Nadal.
Another ball at Isner’s feet.

15-15 Rest at the feet of Rafa Nadal, he caught Isner halfway up.

15-0 Isner, serve point. It will be a constant. With him you play heads or tails.

Rafa Nadal – John Isner 1-0
I play 30 Nadal. Three points in a row with the first serve, without the rest returning to his side.

40-30 Nadal, another serve point.
Looking again at Isner’s body, 2.08 meters tall.

30-30 Nadal’s first serve point, looking for the backhand and Isner’s body in unison.

15-30 Isner. The first exchange ends in the worst possible way for Nadal,
missing with his right. Unforced error.

15-15 Be careful that Isner also subtracts if there is a chance. She surprised Rafa.

15-0 Nadal. Vital to keep the serve, waiting to subtract Isner and catch him in a silly game.

Rafa Nadal – John Isner 0-0
Ready to play in Rome. The ten-time champion starts serving. Sun, fast playing conditions. Rafa likes them, although it will also be difficult to subtract Isner.

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Rafael Nadal won the draw
and decided, as always, to take out.

Rafa Nadal and John Isner arrive at the headquarters of the Roman Foro Italico. Another test for the king of clay, with Roland Garros waiting.

Joh Isner won the Argentine Franciso Cerúndolo in the first round by 6-4 and 6-3.
In an hour and a half he scored 13 aces.

A very complicated draw for Rafa in Rome
The always uncomfortable entry Isner is not a good crossing.
Canadian Denis Shapovalov is already waiting in the round of 16, whom Nadal traced back two match points in the 2021 edition.

The British
Richard Haigh will referee the match. He is already at the Foro Italico headquarters checking that all the details are finalized for Nadal to appear
and the ‘gunboat’ Isner, which measures 2.08 meters.

The ninth duel between Rafa Nadal and John Isner
Rafa Nadal, 35 years old and world number 4, faces John Isner, 37 years old and number 27, for the ninth time,
with a balance of 7-1 for the Spaniard, who already beat the American 6-4 and 6-4 in Rome in the 2015 edition.

Rafa Nadal, ten times champion of Rome
Current defending champion. He has a balance of 68 wins and 7 losses in a tournament that takes on even more relevance this time because it is his second tournament after the rib injury, after having lost
in the Madrid quarterfinals against Carlos Alcaraz, and the last one before Roland Garros.

Rafa Nadal – John Isner, second round of the Masters 1000 ATP in Rome
Hello, good afternoon, the central pisa of Rome is waiting
Spaniard Rafa Nadal and American John Isner. In a few minutes, to play his second round match of the Foro Italico tournament.