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Nadal blazes through to Australian Open second round
MELBOURNE, Jan 14, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – World number two Rafael Nadal blazed
into the second round of the Australian Open on Monday with a 6-4, 6-3, 7-5
demolition of Australian wildcard James Duckworth.
The Spanish 17-time Grand Slam champion appeared back to full fitness
after an injury-plagued 2018 as he raced through in 2hr 15min.
He will next play either Matthew Ebden of Australia or Germany’s Jan-
Lennard Struff.
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