Rafael Nadal survived a scare from Wimbledon semifinalist Jerzy Janowicz before reaching the quarterfinals of the Montreal Masters with a 7-6 (8/6), 6-4 win on Thursday.
Fourth seed Nadal, playing his first event in seven weeks since losing in the first round at Wimbledon to Belgian Steve Darcis, had to fight to get the job done in one and three-quarter hours against the feisty Polish 15th seed. The win was a major contrast to Nadal’s opening match, where he lost just two games against Canada’s Jesse Levine. Nadal has now won 45 matches since his return in February from a seven-month injury lay-off.
Fourth seed Nadal, playing his first event in seven weeks since losing in the first round at Wimbledon to Belgian Steve Darcis, had to fight to get the job done in one and three-quarter hours against the feisty Polish 15th seed. The win was a major contrast to Nadal’s opening match, where he lost just two games against Canada’s Jesse Levine. Nadal has now won 45 matches since his return in February from a seven-month injury lay-off.