Nadal wins tough opener in New York

NEW YORK: Rafael Nadal got his US Open campaign off to a confidence-building start on Tuesday with a 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 win over Russian Teymuraz Gabashvili in a high-quality first round tie that lasted three minutes short of three hours.
The Spanish top seed ran out a comfortable winner in the end, but he was made to work hard by an opponent who went for his shots at every opportunity, especially in a closely contested first two sets.
“Very tough match tonight,” Nadal said.
“My serve worked well and I hope to continue like this. It’s not my best shot, but I always work hard at improving it. If I am to have chances to win here one day, I need to serve well.”
Games went with serve in the opening set, forcing a tie-break which saw Nadal grab an early mini-break to go 3-1 up. That gave him the cushion he needed as he went on to take it 7-4.
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