Rafa Nadal reigns in madness against Nishikori and is already in the quarterfinals of the Conde de Godó Trophy

Rafael Nadal is already in the quarterfinals of the Conde de Godó Trophy. With much suffering, for the second day in a row, the Manacoran managed to clear his doubts and beat Kei Nishikori (6-0, 2-6, 6-2) in an alternative match and in which, at the decisive moment, the king of the earth was more incisive. Nadal awaits Norrie in the third-to-last round of Godó, with his legs already loaded after two very tough matches and the need to find consistency during a full match.A duel between champions well deserved the main turn, the third for the central team at Real Barcelona Tennis Club. Rafael Nadal had to dispel the doubts created by Ivashka in the second round match, solved by the Balearic in three sets, while Nishikori, in low hours after many months with physical problems, would try to surprise in a tournament that is given to the thousand wonders … as long as he is healthy and focused. The staging of both contestants was opposite, since although Nishikori managed to collect high-level shots, they did not arrive with the necessary continuity to compete with the tennis whirlwind that was on the other side of the track. Nadal, regardless of his inactivity or the changing weather conditions in Barcelona, was close to perfection in a set in which he combined his best physical condition, with unstoppable tactics and magician shots that completed the palette. The result, 6-0, was as authoritative as the version left by the idol of the Godó fans. Nishikori had to get up in steps, and the first was to inaugurate his locker. He escaped in the first game, in the service of Rafa, and he was about to lose his … but Nadal spared his life.What could have been the early tie to the game turned into a spinning top that wouldn’t stop spinning. And now the management had Kei who, we repeat, inspired is still one of the best tennis players on the planet. The Japanese managed up to two breaks, who scored the second round 6-2 and left Nadal very touched. The champion returns to win So much so that the Spanish tennis player began with his serve the third and a 0-40 that foreshadowed what worst in the stands of the track that bears his name. However, Rafa’s claw was evident on the Barcelona clay and, with all his heart, he lifted the game to start his takeoff towards the quarterfinals. Again in his best version, in this case with a competitive plus, Nadal did not give up his service and broke that of his rival, stunned and dislocated at the reaction of the eleven-time champion, who was adding games in his favor until he was placed with 5- two. Once there, a new break gave him victory and, again with suffering, the pass to the quarterfinals of Conde de Godó.