Rafael Nadal - Struggles But Makes It Through

I didn't watch the match but from what I have read it was a bit of a shaky one from Rafa but still got the job done in straight sets.

Here are various match reports

Sky Sports - The world number two was forced to dig deeper than most people would have expected before eventually coming through 6-3 7-6 (7/1) 7-5 victory in the night session on Arthur Ashe Stadium.... Read more here

Telegraph - Rafael Nadal overcame a spirited challenge from Kazakhstan's Andrey Golubev to reach the second round of the US Open with a 6-3 7-6 (7/1) 7-5 victory in the night session on Arthur Ashe Stadium.... Read more here

The Hindu - Rafael Nadal’s first match as defending U.S. Open champion was hardly a tour de force, with the Spaniard lucky to record a straight sets victory over the relatively lowly-ranked Andrey Golubev on Tuesday... Read more here



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