Tough start on grass

Rafa had his first test on grass of the season at Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart. He managed to defeat Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus in 3 sets: 7-6, 6-7, 6-2 after 2 hours and 40 minutes of play.

After the game, Rafa said: "It was a little bit of a strange match. I’m happy to be through. It’s an important victory for me. The first match on grass is always very difficult. At the beginning I didn’t play my best, but I finished the match much better than how I started."

In quarterfinals, Rafa will play against Bernard Tomic of Australia. On head to head, Rafa leads Tomic: 2-0. Their last match was last year at Australian Open, where Rafa won a set: 6-4 and after Tomic had to retire due to an injury.


VAMOS RAFA !!!