Rafael Nadal Survives 5 Set Scare from John Isner in First Round at Roland Garros

Roland Garros - First Round

1 Rafael Nadal d John Isner - 64 67(2) 67(2) 62 64

Did you hear? Rafa played (and won) his very first 5 set match ever at RG.

Well, that only took 40 matches. His W/L at RG is now a staggering 39-1.

Rafa: I only faced one break point in the while match,

But I didn’t play well in the tie-breaks; I was too nervous in my opinion.

For the rest of the match I did not play fantastic,

But I never play fantastic in the first round here so that was not unexpected.

Spare a thought for Isner who tweeted: Thanks everyone for the kind words.

Was fun out there today. Rafa is pretty good at tennis.

Indeed.

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