Rafael Nadal improved to a career-best 12-0 after a convincing win over Stefan Kozlov 6-0 6-3 and after the match, he spoke to the media.
In his first tournament since winning a record-breaking 21st Grand Slam at the Australian Open,
Nadal has improved to a career-best 12-0 start to the new season. A rematch with Medvedev is on the cards as both Nadal and Medvedev need to win one more match to meet in the semifinals. Speaking about the match against Kozlov Nadal said:
"A little bit of a strange match. Kozlov has a different style than most other players, so you need to be very careful. Sometimes you are able to win points in a row, but then if you start to play at his rhythm, it's very difficult because he has great control from the baseline and he's very smart."
Nadal was rather swift in his victory and he underline the importance of that following the win:
"Always it's important to win as quick as possible. but the most important thing is to win. Tonight has been straight sets, that's great news, and I'll try to be ready for tomorrow again against a tough opponent."