Italian Open: Rafael Nadal defeats Carreno Busta
Rafael Nadal has defeated his fellow Spaniard, Pablo Carreno Busta, in two straight sets in Italian Open as he made his first match in 200 days.
Nadal broke in the fourth game to take a 3-1 lead and did not look back, winning the last 10 points in the opening set to put down a marker for Carreno Busta on the courts of Foro Italico. The second set was more of the same, and the world number two wrapped up the match in 73 minutes with 20 winners while Carreno Busta made 28 unforced errors.
The 33-year-old superstar, who owns a 62-6 record in Rome, is attempting to set a record 36th ATP Masters 1000 title this year, which would break a tie with World number 1 and four-time former Rome champion Novak Djokovic. Nadal will next play No. 13 seed Milos Raonic or Dusan Lajovic in the third round.
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