Rafael Nadal shrugged off his disappointment and fatigue from losing the U.S. Open final to rout Richard Gasquet 6-3, 6-0, 6-1 Friday and help Spain take a 2-0 lead over France in the Davis Cup semifinals.
Nadal, playing on his favored outdoor clay in hot conditions at Cordoba’s bullring only four days after losing to Novak Djokovic in New York, mixed precision and power to give the hosts the early lead.
Nadal, meanwhile, hasn’t lost a Davis Cup singles match since his debut in 2004 and, despite draping himself in a towel to hide from the searing heat in the changeovers, that run never looked in doubt.
“Everything worked out for the best. At the start it was complicated and I was at the limit, physically,” said Nadal, who is 13-0 on clay and 17-1 overall in the Davis Cup. “But the effort was positive and in all moments I did what I had to do.”- by http://sports.yahoo.com
Nadal’s 30th winner, an exquisite drop shot, clinched a 2-hour victory in which Gasquet failed to earn a single break point. Gasquet dropped to 0-10 against the second-ranked Spaniard.
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