Even though Nadal had reached the second week without a set lost, the discomfort was no surprise. After Nadal breezed through a simple first set, Schwartzman started the second determined to remain on top of the baseline. On Schwartzman’s first set point, Nadal played a poor drop shot and shanked his passing shot into the stands. Nadal won the final nine games in a flurry of forehand winners and there was little Schwartzman could do. “Well done for him, he’s a great player, so [it] should be a tough match,” said Nadal afterwards.

Source: The Irish Times June 09, 2021 20:26 UTC