Nadal Marches On Towards 10th Roland Garros Title

Rafael Nadal’s quest for a 10^th Roland Garros crown continued on Wednesday with a convincing 6-1, 6-4, 6-3 victory over Robin Haase in the second round.

The Spaniard, seeded fourth in Paris, improves his FedEx ATP Head2Head against Haase to 3-0 and boosts his record at Roland Garros to 74-2. He has done well to conserve energy in the early rounds, spending just three hours and 41 minutes on court in his first two matches.

Nadal finished the day with 33 winners to 13 unforced errors, breaking Haase five times. He was also flawless on serve, not facing a break point in the contest. Perhaps, most surprising, was Nadal’s willingness to charge to the front of the court in a bid to shorten points, winning 15 of 22 trips to the net.

Watch out! @robin_haase turns Robin Hood in his 2R encounter with Nadal.#RG17 pic.twitter.com/kaxRh0Yt0F

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Next up for Nadal is Nikoloz Basilashvili, who reached the third round at Roland Garros for the first time by defeating Viktor Troicki 7-6(3), 7-6(2), 7-6(6). The Georgian, currently No. 63 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, has produced solid results in 2017. He reached the final in Memphis (l. Harrison) and recorded semi-final showings in Sofia and Lyon.

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