PHOTOS: Rafael Nadal struggles to win Hamburg opener

Rafael Nadal won his first match in Hamburg today, defeating Fernando Verdasco 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 in his first match since his second-round loss at Wimbledon. Our champ broke twice in the second and three times in the third set to reach the next round in Hamburg, where he will meet the winner of Jiri Vesely – Andreas Haider-Maurer match.

After the match, Rafa said: “It’s a very important victory. For my mentality, it is important to finish the match better than how I started. To be able to make that change during the match was a very positive thing to me. I’m just happy (with) the way I came back.” (via ATP World Tour)

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  1. I am so GLAD you won, Rafa!! I wasn’t able to watch your match today because of house guests; otherwise I would have seen it!!! Keep it going, Rafa!!! We believe in you, and hope you believe in yourself! VAMOS, RAFA!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂

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