Tennis: Nadal survives Andujar scare to reach Rio final
Nadal will face Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov in the final.
Rafael Nadal of Spain hits a return against Pablo Andujar of Spain during the 2014 Rio Open men's semi-final singles tennis match in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Februrary 22, 2014. Nadal won by a 12-10. PHOTO: AFP
RIO DE JANEIRO:
World number one Rafael Nadal survived two match points in a three-set victory over fellow Spaniard Pablo Andujar, Saturday to reach the final of the Rio Open tennis tournament.
She next faces Kurumi Nara of Japan, who beat Nastassja Burnett of Italy 6-4, 3-6, 6-2.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 24th, 2014.
World number one Rafael Nadal survived two match points in a three-set victory over fellow Spaniard Pablo Andujar, Saturday to reach the final of the Rio Open tennis tournament.
Nadal reached his third final in three ATP tournaments this year with a 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (12/10) triumph. Nadal will play Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov who toppled David Ferrer 6-4, 6-4 in the final.
In the women’s semi-finals of this combined WTA and ATP event, top-seeded Klara Zakopalova of the Czech Republic recorded a 6-2, 6-1 victory over unseeded Brazilian Teliana Pereira.
She next faces Kurumi Nara of Japan, who beat Nastassja Burnett of Italy 6-4, 3-6, 6-2.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 24th, 2014.