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Fedex, Nadal, Pliskova made to sweat
World number one Rafael Nadal came from behind to dispatch underdog Taro Daniel of Japan 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 in front of a sold-out crowd at the US Open on Thursday.
New York: World number one Rafael Nadal came from behind to dispatch underdog Taro Daniel of Japan 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 in front of a sold-out crowd at the US Open on Thursday.
Despite playing a marathon five-setter the day before, 121st ranked Daniel looked the fresher of the pair at the outset of the match, breaking Nadal to take a 5-4 advantage when the Spaniard dumped a forehand into the net.
He eventually won the set and appeared poised to deliver a massive upset.But Nadal soon found the accuracy that had eluded him in the first set and his booming serve proved too much for the exhausted 24-year-old, who is now 0-6 against top 20 opponents in his career.
"All the matches are difficult, especially here where everyone wants to play their best," Nadal said in an on-court interview at the Arthur Ashe Stadium after the win.
"It's true that I didn't play very well tonight but it's also true that I'm through to the next round."World number three Roger Federer survived his second scare in as many matches but hung on to defeat Russian Mikhail Youzhny 6-1, 6-7(3), 4-6, 6-,4 6-2 to reach the third round of the US Open on Thursday.
Women world number one Karolina Pliskova survived a scare to advance to the third round of the US Open with a 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 comeback win against local favourite Nicole Gibbs on Thursday.
Roared on by the Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd, Gibbs bulldozed her way through the opening set. Ukrainian fourth seed Elina Svitolina powered into the third round of the US Open with a 6-4, 6-4 win against Russian Evgeniya Rodina.
The 22-year-old, who had also reached the third round at Flushing Meadows in the previous two years, was barely troubled by her 89th-ranked opponent. She lost focus in the second set at 5-2 but she held her service game to wrap up the victory.
