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Nadal overcomes Isner, faces Dimitrov in China Open semis
Beijing, Oct 6 (IANS) Rafael Nadal survived the powerful serves of John Isner on Friday and advanced to the China Open semi-finals with a 6-4, 7-6(0) victory in a tennis match that lasted one hour and 44 minutes.
Nadal got his revenge after losing to Isner in the Laver Cup, this time using his opponent’s faults and handling his power serves, reports Efe.
The World No.1 was able to take the first set after breaking the American’s serve and leading 5-4, successfully finishing 6-4 with his serve.
In the second set, the two players stayed 6-6 for a while until a tiebreaker in which Isner’s performance declined and the Spaniard took his chance and won the match.
Nadal is set to play the semi-final against Grigor Dimitrov, World No.8, who on Friday eliminated Roberto Bautista 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-2 in a tough duel.
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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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