Rafael Nadal suffered a stroke stop for Roland Garros next month with a surprise elimination Thursday the 3rd round of the Barcelona tournament ahead of Italian Fabio Fognini, a defeat in two sets 6-4 7- 6 (8/6) described as a “disaster” by the Spanish.
Nadal, the world No.4 and eight-time winner of the Catalan tournament, yet remained in a semi-final in Monte Carlo encouraging where he had hoped that his defeat against Novak Djokovic could be the “turning point (sa) season.”
“The week in Monte Carlo had been the best of the year, but with the -C is quite the opposite, a very negative week. It’s a disaster, “responded Nadal at a press conference.
In fact, the Spanish champion has fallen in the excitement that the accompanies since January and even being on clay, his favorite surface has not saved the winner ninefold Rolland Garros. “Fabio Fognini played better than me and he deserved to win, took Nadal. My game was one and I did not deserve to win.”
In the first set, Fognini knew ” attacking “the Spaniard 6-4 to conclude a beautiful fly. And second, when he seemed to take the lead through a break early in the round, Nadal shook and squandered his advantage, leaving Fognini take him to the tiebreak where, despite three match points saved, the Spanish bowed in just over two hours
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“Beat the best player on the surface of the story, it’s worth it twice. had to have a lot of mental strength, “rejoiced Fognini the microphone of the Spanish chain Teledeporte.
The Italian (N.30) confirmed in any case its ability to thwart Nadal, he had already beaten in February in Rio de Janeiro (1-6, 6-2, 7-5 ).
“In Rio, it was a very difficult game with 35 degrees, we were both exhausted finished. But today, I knew I had my chances and tried to be true to my tactics, “he added.
In the quarterfinals, Fognini will face another Spaniard, Pablo Andujar, who beat No.5 seed Feliciano Lopez. Furthermore, there are more French in contention in Barcelona with the elimination in the 3rd round of Benoit Paire, defeated German Philipp Kohlschreiber in two sets 6-4, 7-6 (8/6).
For Nadal, this is a new early elimination to Barcelona after that experienced last year against Nicolas Almagro in the quarterfinals. Manacor The player will have to regroup quickly as looming following the clay season with at Roland Garros highlight from May 19
“As long as I do not will solve the game sawtooth I display this season, I remain vulnerable, “concluded the Spaniard.
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