LONDON: The scoreboard stated 6-Four, 6-Three, 6-Four to Rafael Nadal however it was an uneasy two-and-a-half hours for the Spanish world primary as he laboured previous Kazakhstan's Mikhail Kukushkin into the Wimbledon third round on Thursday.
Two-time champion Nadal, 32, by no means rather got to grips with the unorthodox Kazakh's low, skidding shots and confronted 13 ruin issues in an entertaining Centre Court contest.
Had Kukushkin converted a few more of them it would have got really sophisticated for Nadal, who is still discovering his grasscourt recreation after claiming an 11th French Open name.
Nadal took 10 mins to carry his opening service recreation and was nonetheless being requested questions through the world number 77 in the third when he slipped Three-1 in the back of in the face of a few inspired shot-making through his opponent.
The 17-time Grand Slam champion dug in though and controlled to steer clear of being dragged further into the afternoon, claiming victory when Kukushkin's forehand smacked into the net tape.
Nadal will face Australian teenager Alex De Minaur subsequent.
Two-time champion Nadal, 32, by no means rather got to grips with the unorthodox Kazakh's low, skidding shots and confronted 13 ruin issues in an entertaining Centre Court contest.
Had Kukushkin converted a few more of them it would have got really sophisticated for Nadal, who is still discovering his grasscourt recreation after claiming an 11th French Open name.
Nadal took 10 mins to carry his opening service recreation and was nonetheless being requested questions through the world number 77 in the third when he slipped Three-1 in the back of in the face of a few inspired shot-making through his opponent.
The 17-time Grand Slam champion dug in though and controlled to steer clear of being dragged further into the afternoon, claiming victory when Kukushkin's forehand smacked into the net tape.
Nadal will face Australian teenager Alex De Minaur subsequent.
Wimbledon: Nadal passes tricky test against Kukushkin
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