ATP News : 2007


MONTREAL: NADAL WINS

World No. 2 Rafael Nadal, who claimed the Canada title in 2005 when the event was last held in Montreal, opened his Rogers Masters campaign Wednesday night with a 7-6(4), 6-0 victory in his first career meeting against former World No. 1 Marat Safin


www.atptennis.com Safin failed to establish the early lead as he could not convert on his two break point chances at set point. Nadal promptly took control of the match as he won the first set tie-break and then held the Russian off the board the remainder of the way.

Nadal takes a 5-0 lifetime record into his third round match against Paul-Henri Mathieu, including a win over the Frenchman in the 2005 Montreal semifinals. Mathieu gave Mario Ancic a 6-3, 6-2 send-off in the Croat's first tournament since February. Both Nadal and Mathieu came to Montreal straight from title wins in their last tournament appearances, Nadal in Stuttgart and Mathieu in Gstaad.

Also on Wednesday evening, Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis dismissed 20-year-old Robin Haase in three sets to set up his third career meeting with American No. 1 Andy Roddick. Baghdatis is making his second appearance at ATP Masters Series Canada, and picked up his first win at this event by defeating Spaniard Carlos Moya on Tuesday.





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