• Spanish fifth seed hits 22 winners in 6-3,6-3 win against Russian
• Juan Martín del Potro beats Dominic Thiem 7-6, 6-3 in emotional winRafael Nadal began his bid for a fifth Madrid Open title with a straight-sets win against Andrey Kuznetsov. Nadal, or the fifth seed,needed only an hour and 19 minutes to defeat the Russian 6-3, 6-3.
The Spaniard hit 22 winners and committed only nine unforced errors while breaking serve three times in a comfortable victory. He will face Sam Querrey or the qualifier Lucas Pouille in the third round.
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Source: theguardian.com