Nadal breezes past Thompson while Carreno-Busta defeates Gombos to advance at Paris Masters

Thursday, 05 November 2020 at 19:05

Rafael Nadal had no issues against Jordan Thompson and quickly advanced where he will be joined by Carreno-Busta who bested Gombos.

It was a quick day at the office for Nadal who defeated 6-1 7-6(3) in just over an hour and a half. The start of the match featured the only good play from Thompson as the Spaniard quickly took control of the match with his signature aggressive style. Thompson struggled to get anything going as his serve was immediately attacked and as soon as the rally developed Nadal was already quick to end it. A stellar display and two breaks were enough for Nadal to win the opening set 6-1. The 2nd set was much by Thompson who completely changed his game mixing it up more which proved very effective. He improved in every aspect of his game and that gave Nadal troubles. Very late in the set Thompson even forced a break ball which was actually a set point but Nadal saved it after a spectacular rally. In it, Nadal did what he does best and grinded out the win against Thompson.

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Joining him in the next round will be Pablo Carreno-Bust who defeated Norbert Gombos in 81 minutes to win the match 7-5 6-2. The opening set was a very interesting one where Carreno-Busta had the lead several times but Gombos always found a way to come back into the match. His return was key in that and it was a key in his victory over Goffin as well. Ultimately Pablo won the opening set 7-5 and that gave him enough confidence to continue the match in stellar fashion. He would go on to win the 2nd set 6-2 with some more stellar plays and the Spaniard continued his good form an run.