DOHA (AFP) – Former world number one Rafael Nadal survived a first-round scare in the Qatar Open on Tuesday, winning in three sets against fellow Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta.Nadal lost the first set in a tie-break and looked set to follow defending champion David Ferrer out of the tournament, who lost earlier in the day to Ukraines Ilya Marchenko, ranked number 94 in the world.But the 14-times Grand Slam winner rallied after a difficult start to take the match 6-7, 6-3, 6-1.In the second and third sets, I played well, little mistakes and I was very positive, said Nadal.He added: …read more
Source: Dunya TV
