Not quite yet, but Viktor Troiki is testing him and playing very aggressive. After trailing 15-40 in his own service game, Troiki dug in to hold. Next game, and Nadal showed a chink in his armor as he struggled to hold serve in his own service game. Two unforced errors for Troiki however prove costly as Nadal capitalizes to take the first set 6-4.
After the set, Nadal received some treatment from a trainer.
Troiki may not pull this one out, but he has made some unbelievable, and acrobatic shots. Tremendous hustle.
Troiki breaks Nadal for a 2-1 lead in the second set with some terrific shots that make Nadal cover a lot of ground, and then holds serve to go up 3-1.
I know this has been mentioned ad nauseum, but what a year for Serbian tennis!
After a great volley, Nadal sneaks a great shot into the backcourt to break back, tying things up at 3 games apiece.
Nadal seems to be chipping away at Troiki's confidence after breaking him and holding serve. Up 5-3 in the second set, Nadal gives Troiki two easy points but he can't capitalize, as his frustration seems to be getting the best of him now.
6-4, 6-3 heading into the third set. We'll see if Troki has anything left in the tank....
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