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Nadal cruises to US Open second round
New York :Spanish tennis great Rafael Nadal cruised to victory in his first round match over Uzbekistan’s Denis Istomin at the US Open tennis tournament.
The Spaniard dominated in the match-up against Istomin, vanquishing him in three straight sets 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 here on Monday, reports Efe.
Nadal was assured and focused throughout the 126 minute match, consistently placing his shots well.
The Spaniard will next go up against Italy’s Andreas Seppi, who won his first match against French player Stephane Robert 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3.
Nadal’s compatriot Garbine Muguruza, ranked No.3 in the women’s competition, lost her first set against Belgian 21-year-old newcomer Elise Mertens, but came back in the next two sets 6-0 and 6-3 to take the match.
Muguruza will next play Latvia’s Anastasija Sevastova, ranked No.48, who defeated Slovakia’s Anna Karolina Schmiedlova 6-3 and 6-3.
The tourney has more than $36 million in prize money up for grabs and is being played on hard courts at the remodelled Arthur Ashe complex, which now has a retractable roof and cost $150 million to reconfigure.
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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