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Second set: Rafael Nadal 2-6 *0-2 Alexander Zverev: Zverev, who loves a double fault, opened with two double faults out of nowhere. But three first serves in a row bring three points in a row for the German and a game point. Zverev netted a backhand on the first game point, but he slammed down his seventh ace before sealing the hold with a really neat drop volley.
Nadal is 0/3 so far at the net, Zverev is making solid volleys. It’s hard to underline how absurd this all is.
Second set: Rafael Nadal 2-6 0-1* Alexander Zverev: Nadal’s day just went from bad to worse. He looked good at 30-15, but then he approached the net and ducked out the way of a Zverev forehand, which hawkeye says just clipped the line. Zverev brought up break point with a punishing backhand down the line which just clipped the net and forced a Nadal error. Zverev broke by pounding some forehands and slipping into the net to finish with a volley winner.
Zverev is aboslutely crushing the ball here and Nadal has absolutely nothing so far.
Written by Tumaini Carayol at the O2 Arena
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2019/nov/11/rafael-nadal-v-alexander-zverev-atp-finals-group-stage-live under the title “Rafael Nadal v Alexander Zverev: ATP Finals group stage – live!”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
