Rafa Nadal sweeps Norrie and is already in the semifinals of the Conde de Godó Trophy

Rafa Nadal is already in the semifinals of the Conde de Godó Trophy. The clay court king clearly beat Briton Cameron Norrie in just 1 hour and 34 minutes of the match 6-1, 6-4. After suffering in the first two games against Ivashka and Nishikori, the Manacor man had a rather placid clash in the quarterfinals against an opponent he had already beaten at the Australian Open this season. achieved the first break in the fourth game of the set (3-1). Norrie had hardly any options. His first service game was scored to place the tie at one on the scoreboard but from there Nadal was a gale. Rafa turned on the turbo and put the direct to sign up the first heat in just 40 minutes. He made a second break in the sixth game to make it 5-1 and served to take the set. He did not hesitate for a second and closed fast with a blank game. 6-1 for the Spanish in the first set of the match. He was dominating at will, feeling comfortable on the track that bears his name and doing damage with his right as he liked best. The second set continued with the trend of the first. The main favorite for the title was very firm and focused at all times, he did not want the same thing to happen to him as against Nishikori when, after 6-0, the Japanese tennis player reacted and scored the second set 2-6. He was very serious with his serve at all times. In the first set he conceded not a single break ball to Norrie, while in the second the Brit had three break balls in the eighth game with break down. The Spanish had broken his serve, again, in the third game of the set to place 3-1 up after consolidating the break with his service.However, unlike what happened in the first, the Johannesburg-born player stayed close on the scoreboard and with 4-3 down managed to break the Balearic’s service for the first and only time in the match. Nadal does not forgive Rafael equalized a 15 -40 but could not save the third and Norrie returned the equalizer to the scoreboard (4-4). Although it would be nothing more than a mirage. The 11-time Conde de Godó champion reacted quickly with a counterbreak, breaking his rival’s serve to make it 5-4 and serve to win the match. The last game started 0-30. The Briton, number 58 in the world, threw the rest in a last attempt to stay alive in the match, but Nadal quickly turned him around to take 40-30 and match ball, the first he missed but the second he did not forgive and closed the set with a winning forehand (6-4). Game, set and match for the Spaniard who is already waiting for a rival in the next round. There he will face Pablo Carreño who beat Argentine Diego Schwartzman (6-4, 3-6, 7-5) in three sets.