Austalian Open - Men's Third Round
1 Rafael Nadal d Bernard Tomic - 62 75 63
Don't let that scoreline fool you - this was tougher than it looks.
In fact, Tomic raced to a 4-0 lead in that 2nd set and should have taken it.
Rafa didn't play at his best. He looks like he may still have a flu hangover.
Rafa, aptly: I have to play a bit better if I want to get to the quarterfinals.
And he will need to get by Marin Cilic, who after a 5-setter may be tired.
Marin won their only match - in at Beijing in 2009: 61 63.
That was a different and rising Marin. And that was autumn Rafa...
Also, ESPN ran a lovely video last night: Behind the Scenes with Rafa.
Photos: From yesterday. The top was at the Nike Polo Van.
The bottom he posted to his Facebook captioned:
The shoe that Tuts gave me with my name.
All my team have one with their names. Thanks Tuts!
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