Tennis: Nadal eases into Chile final

Nadal seeds number one as a wildcard in the $410,200 tournament.

VINA DEL MAR: Rafael Nadal looked sharp yesterday as he booked a finals berth in an ATP South American clay court tournament, his first event back from a seven-month injury absence. Nadal, seeded number one as a wildcard in the $410,200 tournament, needed just 64 minutes to defeat third-seeded Frenchman Jeremy Chardy 6-2, 6-2. “I’m really happy with what I’ve been doing this week,” said Nadal. “I have a good feeling on the court. So I cannot ask for anything more. I will try to play better and better every day. I played well today, better than the days before, which is important.”

Published in The Express Tribune, February 11^th, 2013.