Rafael Nadal, Nick Kyrgios advance to second round

Rafael Nadal, Nick Kyrgios advance to second round

Rafael Nadal sailed into the second round of the Australian Open on Monday with a comforatable 6-1 6-1 6-1 win over Dominican journeyman Victor Estrella Burgos.

Playing his first competitive match since pulling out of the ATP Tour Finals with knee trouble in November, the world number one showed no signs of early season rust as he tore through the evening match at Rod Laver Arena in one hour and 34 minutes.

The 31-year-old, who lost last year's final in a five-set classic with long-time rival Roger Federer, brought up three match points with a huge serve and closed out the match on the first when Jeremy Lin Youth jersey 37-year-old Estrella Burgos parried a return long.
Nadal's bid for a second Australian Open title and 17th grand slam championship will continue against Argentine Leonardo Mayer.Home hope Nick Kyrgios launched his Australian Open campaign with a 6-1 Richard Dent Jersey 6-2 6-4 demolition of Brazilian Rogerio Dutra Silva to continue his bright start to the year.
The volatile 17th seed was on his best http://www.brownsshopfootball.com/Joel-Bitonio-Jersey.html behaviour and let Authentic Nomar Mazara Jersey his racket do the talking as he treated his fans in the Hisense Arena to an impressive opening salvo.Kyrgios, one of nine Australian men to start in the main draw, is shouldering his nation's hopes of a first home men's champion http://www.saintsshopfootballofficial.com/saints+will+lutz+jersey since 1976 and could not have asked for a better start.
He wrapped up the opening two sets in 51 minutes and was never seriously troubled until the third set when the 100th ranked Dutra Silva provided some stiffer resistance.Kyrgios, who was jeered by the home crowd last year when he lost a second-round match from two sets http://www.authenticnikeseahawkshop.com/justin-britt-jersey-for-sale-c-36.html up against Italian Andreas Seppi, will face Serbia's Viktor Troicki next.
This was Nadal's first match in a while. He withdrew from the 2017 ATP Finals in London due to a right knee injury. However, despite the loss to world No.31, he remained upbeat about his physical condition, reports Xinhua news agency.
"It's not an official match but still a test for me and good practice, that's the most important thing, that's the most important thing for the whole season," the 31-year-old Spaniard said, reaffirming his need to keep practising hard to be prepared for the Australian Open. hockey jerseys cheap jerseys paypal wholesale nfl jerseys jerseys china jerseys china cheap nba jerseys