Rafael Nadal vs. Diego Schwartzman: Score and Reaction from 2015 US Open

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Published: September 2, 2015

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The 2015 U.S. Open continues to be anything but a cakewalk for Rafael Nadal, as he labored in the second round against Diego Schwartzman on Wednesday evening. The two-time U.S. Open champion won in straight sets, 7-6(5), 6-3, 7-5, but the result nearly could've gone the other way given how poor Nadal looked for stretches.

In his first match of the tournament, Nadal received a major test from Borna Coric. Coric was largely a non-factor in the first two sets but won the third and pushed Nadal hard in the fourth before the Spaniard prevailed.

Speaking in his post-match interview, Nadal chalked up his struggles in part to the conditions in Flushing Meadows on Monday night.    

"I started playing well, first set was a very high level," the 14-time major champion said, per ESPN.com's Greg Garber. "The conditions tonight [were] very humid. For me, I am sweating a lot. When [we have] those conditions, I suffer a little bit more."

That feeling of fatigue may have carried over into Wednesday's match.

Things looked to be progressing well for the eighth seed after he jumped out to an early 3-0 lead. Perhaps Schwartzman was having trouble dealing with the jarring visual of Nadal's selection of clothing for the match, per tennis commentator David Law:



After going down 2-5 in the set, Schwartzman rebounded to win the next three games and tie the match at 5-5. He then held serve in the 12th game to send the set to a tiebreaker.

Despite continuing to look far below his best, Nadal managed to secure the first set 7-5 in the tiebreak. You can see how much set point meant to him after he put Schwartzman away with a heavy forehand, per U.S. Open Tennis:



Nadal seemed to be pressing a bit, trying to win a point with a fantastic shot when a more conservative route would've been the way to go. That was evident by his 17 unforced errors in the first set—th...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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