Rafa in 3rd Round

One hour and 12 minutes needed Rafa to win the 2nd Round match at Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. He defeated Teymuraz Gabashvili in straight sets: 6-4, 6-1.

After the mtach, Rafa said: "It was very important that point, 3-1, break point for him. I saved it with one good shot and one good volley. After that I felt that was the time to try to push a little bit more and increase a little bit the rhythm and the intensity. I did, I think. I played a good game to have the break back. I felt that I had the match a little bit more under control."

"Always in the first match, the thing that you want at the beginning is get into a rhythm, play some long points, find the feelings. But I didn't have that chance because he started very quick with finding the winners on the first ball that he could."

In 3rd Round, Rafa will play against Andreas Seppi of Italy. On head to head, Rafa leads Seppi: 4-1. Their last match was in 2009 in Cincinnati, where Rafa won in straight sets: 7-6, 7-6.



VAMOS RAFA !!!