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Return of the King: Rafa embarrasses US Open semi-finalist in first match in six months – Fox Sports
In his first match in over six months, Rafael Nadal has swept aside fellow Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta to reach the third round of the Italian Open.
Returning on his favoured claycourt surface, the nine-time Rome winner came through 6-1 6-1 against 18th-ranked Carreno Busta, a recent semi-finalist at the US Open.
It was a perfect start for me. It was solid, good shots on the forehand and backhand. I didnt expect to play that well, the King of Clay Nadal said.
Maybe Pablo was a little bit tired from a great tournament there in New York, but thinking about myself, I played a very solid match and very serious and doing a lot of things very we…
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