Rafael Nadal survived an early scare when he needed treatment to his right calf before beating Mikhail Youznhy 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 on Monday to make the The second seed, 1-0 up after serving first, slipped and landed badly on his right leg chasing a crosscourt shot and needed a time-out for treatment on the side of Court One.
However, it proved a blip and the Spaniard crushed an opponent he needed five sets to overcome at the same stage of
The Russian, seeded 17th, had won the last of their previous 10 meetings by a remarkable 6-0, 6-1 in the final at Chennai in January. Their tally is now 7-4 to Nadal.
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