3rd Round in Paris

One hour and 42 minutes needed Rafa to win the 2nd Round match against Marcel Granollers of Spain in 2 sets: 7-5, 7-5 at BNP Paribas Masters.

After the match, Rafa said: "I am happy about the victory today. It was my first match indoors against not an easy opponent. So it is a good victory, a positive one for me. The victories on days when you are not playing well have much more value than the victories on days that you played well.

He did a lot of things well. He played short points. He went to the net a lot of times. I have to improve a lot for tomorrow. I hope to be ready to do it. Tomorrow will be a tough match. I had a very tough one against him in Montreal this year. I'm going to try to play aggressively, play with more intensity than what I did today."

In 3rd Round, Rafa will play against Jerzy Janowicz of Poland. On head to head, Rafa leads Janowicz: 1-0. Their only match was this year in Montreal, where Rafa won in straight sets: 7-6, 6-4.

VAMOS RAFA !!!