Rafa Nadal does not know the word 'hangover'. The 1,001 victory was easier than 1,000 against Feliciano López, to which he had to overcome a set on Wednesday. Jordan Thompson lasted 1h: 33 with a score of 6-1 and 7-5 (3) and this Friday (18:30, Movistar) will play against Pablo Carreño (7-5 and 6-2 to Norbert Gombos) rooms final of the 1,000 Masters in Paris. A semifinalist will be Spanish.
To win in Paris, an indoor hard court equal to that of the ATP Finals in London, you have to serve very well. And Rafa Nadal, who scored 16 aces against Feliciano, was a precise cannon against the Australian, of 26 years old and 61st in the ranking he had never faced before. In the first set, in which she managed three breaks, she only lost two points with her first serve and three with her second. In addition, the 'aussie' did not go out to risk with the lines but to get into the exchanges. And in the melee there is little to scratch against Nadal.
Everything was headed for an express victory, but Thompson did not give up. In the second quarter he improved a lot with his serve, he decided to go up to the net, he was firmer in the long points. He came to have a break ball and set, and took the sleeve to a tiebreaker in which Nadal bit, as champions do.
In a week of numbers, they say that in Nadal's 1,001 victories, the one he has beaten the most is his compatriots. It is their torture. Of 154 matches against Spaniards, it has been awarded 133 and has only lost 21. Carreño has fallen in front of him the six times that they have seen the faces, and he has only snatched one set. This same year, Rafa endorsed him 6-1, 6-2 and 6-4 in Australia and a double 6-1 in Rome. The Paris court and the Gijón's desire to end the year well could equalize things … although Nadal is without a hangover and with gas in his legs in a year in which he has only played 28 games.
THE RESULTS AND THE TABLE OF THE MASTERS 1,000 OF PARIS
THE TOP-10 OF WINS BY COUNTRY OF NADAL
Country Won-Lost Matches
Spain 154 133-21
France 107 94-13
Argentina 102 85-17
USA 82 72-10
Germany 70 62-8
Italy 52 47-5
Russia 58 47-11
Switzerland 63 44-19
Czech R. 46 40-6
Serbia 70 40-30