RAFAEL NADAL celebrated his return to competitive action with a 6-4, 6-0 demolition of Richard Gasquet Tuesday in the $5.4 million China Open.
The 14-times Grand Slam winner won his first round match in Beijing after being sidelined for three months.
There were glimpses of vintage Nadal during the second set onslaught, with the Spaniard appearing to be back to his athletic best after being out since Wimbledon with a right wrist injury.
The world number three broke his 28-year-old opponent’s serve in the third game, and while Gasquet brought Nadal to break-point at the next two opportunities, he failed to claw his way back into the set.
Gasquet lost his serve at the opening game of the second set, and then brought Nadal to the brink of losing his own with some acrobatic net-play.
But that turned out to be his last show of defiance as the French Open champion powered his way to a “bagel” in his return to singles competition. Noli Cruz
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