Top seed Rafael Nadal begins his Cincinnati Masters campaign on Wednesday when he takes on Richard Gasquet in the second round. The Frenchman took down Australian qualifier John-Patrick Smith 6-4, 6-4.
Date: 16 August 2017
Match time: Not before 8:30 PM local time / 8:30 PM EDT – New York, Montreal / Thursday 1:30 AM BST – United Kingdom / Thursday 2:30 AM CET – Spain, France, Germany, Italy / Thursday 10:30 AM AEDT – Melbourne. To convert to your local time, use this website.
Rafa on facing Gasquet:
I have been playing great. I think I am practising well, too. I think I am ready to compete.
The numbers do not look good for Gasquet because Rafa has won 14 straight matches against the Frenchman and has not lost a set to him since 2008. Their last meeting came in 2015 at the Swiss Indoors Basel.
| YEAR | EVENT | SURFACE | RND | WINNER | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Basel Switzerland |
Indoor Hard | SF | Rafael Nadal |
64 767
|
| 2014 | Beijing China |
Outdoor Hard | R32 | Rafael Nadal |
64 60
|
| 2013 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Paris France |
Indoor Hard | QF | Rafael Nadal |
64 61
|
| 2013 | US Open NY, U.S.A. |
Outdoor Hard | SF | Rafael Nadal |
64 761 62
|
| 2011 | ESP vs. FRA WG SF Spain |
RR | Rafael Nadal |
63 60 61
|
|
| 2011 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome Italy |
Outdoor Clay | SF | Rafael Nadal |
75 61
|
| 2011 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Monaco |
Outdoor Clay | R16 | Rafael Nadal |
62 64
|
| 2009 | US Open NY, U.S.A. |
Outdoor Hard | R128 | Rafael Nadal |
62 62 63
|
| 2008 | ATP Masters Series Madrid Spain |
Outdoor Clay | R16 | Rafael Nadal |
64 62
|
| 2008 | ATP Masters Series Canada Canada |
Outdoor Hard | QF | Rafael Nadal |
6712 62 61
|
| 2007 | Tennis Masters Cup China |
Indoor Hard | RR | Rafael Nadal |
36 63 64
|
| 2005 | Roland Garros France |
Outdoor Clay | R32 | Rafael Nadal |
64 63 62
|
| 2005 | ATP Masters Series Monte Carlo Monaco |
Outdoor Clay | SF | Rafael Nadal |
676 64 63
|
| 2004 | Estoril Portugal |
Outdoor Clay | R16 | Rafael Nadal |
64 36 62
|
| QUALIFYING, CHALLENGER AND FUTURES MATCHES | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YEAR | EVENT | SURFACE | RND | WINNER | RESULT |
| 2003 | St. Jean De Luz France |
Indoor Hard | R16 | Richard Gasquet |
62
RET
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Rafa has four titles this year, including his historic “La Décima” at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell, Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters and Roland Garros. He has reached three other finals, including the Australian Open, the Miami Open and the Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco. He leads the ATP World Tour with seven final appearances.
While our champ won in Cincinnati in 2013, he lost in the third round in 2015 and 2016.
Good luck & Vamos Rafa!
Source: ATP World Tour
great! i am happy rafa put the montreal defeat behind him with such a solid win… and this put that loss behind me too.