Translated from Spanish by Chen. Thanks, Chen!!!
Preview: Good afternoon, in a few minutes we'll be offering the 2nd round match of Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon facing the Britishman Lee Childs.
Preview: Good afternoon and welcome to the 2nd round of Wimbledon.
Preview: The new promising Spaniard Rafael Nadal will face local Lee Childs.
Preview: Nadal gave a surprise at his first Grand Slam defeating Croat Mario Ancic. Also promising is the Croat who had more experience than the Mallorcan. And nevertheless, Nadal knew how to prevail 6-3, 6-4, 4-6 and 6-4.
Preview: The Englishman Lee Childs also surprised #33 seeded Nikolay Davydenko at the head of the tournament by defeating him in a long match of five sets 2-6, 7-6, 1-6, 7-6 and 6-2.
FIRST SET
0-0: Start of the match. Rafael Nadal's serve.
1-0: Two double faults from Nadal make the game at deuce. That's resolved with ease. He attacks the ball and volleys to end the first game.
1-1: Serving the ball to the Spaniard 30-0 by Childs. Good service by the Englishman that doesn't give the Mallorcan time to return and ends the first game. The Englishman seems to have a good serve. He should be careful with it.
2-1: What good passing from Nadal. First point. And that good first service game. An ace for the Spaniard to win his second game without problem. Both players have a good serve. This looks to determine who leaves with the victory.
3-1: The ball from the English, 0-15 for Nadal. Good returnn from the Spaniard, 0-30. And a double fault from Childs. Three points to break. He saves the first one with a good serve that gets away from Nadal. And the second also, with an ace. But the serve fails Childs with another double fault. Nadal gets the advantage in the first set 3-1 and a service to the Spaniard.
4-1: It has left the ball to rest with Childs. Nadal's already up 30-0. Another ball hit out by the Englishman, who's committing many errors in these last few games. 40-0. And the game is won by Nadal. 4-1.
4-2: At the service of Childs. A good serve from the Englishman. He's put himself back in his game. That's completely dominating the game, and gets his target. 4-2.
5-2: With the service from the Spaniard. Now all he has to do is hold his 2: serve and the first set's in the bag. A good volley after the changeover and an ace put him up 40-0. 5-2 and the first opportunity to win the first set.
6-2: He saw the opening that Childs left and Nadal put the ball there, what nice passing, 0-15 Nadal. Unable to fail when giving another chance to the Majorcan. 0-30. Nadal knows how to play better when the ball moves. 15-40 and two break chances. Childs saves the first with his serve but then hits the ball out. The first set for Nadal in a little less than 30 minutes.
SECOND SET
0-0: Beginning of the second set. With the natural talent of Nadal on grass. And this is the first time he's participated in Wimbledon. What a grand player he is.
1-0: 30-15. Alternating in order in the first game of the second set. Perfect. (not sure about this bit coming up) It's a fantastic volley that passes the net of Childs. Oh how the Mallorcan hits the ball. Playing very well and taking the game.
1-1: Childs doesn't surrender and begins with a forceful serve. Nadal couldn't return that ball. 30-0 for the Englishman. The luck is with the Spaniard. The ball hits the net. 30-15. Nadal resists and attacks and forces deuce. An advantage for the Spaniard. Four consecutive points to tie the game. Childs responds with a good serve. New advantage for Nadal that
Childs contests with an ace. Third advantage for Nadal and another ace by Childs, this time as a second serve. Another good serve and the first advantage for the Englishman. But Nadal doesn't let him play his way and forces deuce again. Fifth advantage for Nadal. This time he went for the hair of Nadal. 40-40. Another ace by Childs. His second advantage that Nadal contests with a perfect passing shot. Another ace by Childs and he has eight. And the English takes the game though he had to work very hard to maintain his serve. Nadal ahs done very well but hasn't put away the game.
2-1: A bigger game than the previous. But with the serve of Nadal the points go very fast. Childs can't keep up when the Spaniard dominates.
2-2: The mistake goes to him from Childs. 0-15. And Nadal returns the error. 15 all. Childs dominates with his potent serve. Nadal sometimes can't pass the net. 40-15. The Englishman pressures the Spaniard and wins the game.
3-2: Childs takes a risk but fails. 15-0. He's left the ball in the net to the Englishman. He had the point in the bag but lost it. With a good stretch, Childs wins the point. Nadal doesn't get there. It hits the net from Childs. 40-15. Game for Nadal. The Englishman doesn't pressure the Mallorcan on his serve. But the Spaniard puts it on the Brit when he serves to him.
3-3: Nadal fault in the return. It's rare that we see this from te Spaniard. And the first time we see the Englishman hold continually. And now he responds with a parallel drive. A good serve and volley from the Englishman. 30-15. Rafael Nadal slips and leaves an easy point for Childs. 40-15. The ball didn't go over Nadal's court. Game for the local player.
4-3: Two good serves put it 30-0 for Nadal. Error from the Spaniard put Childs in the points. But he returns to win with the serve. In general, he doesn't have any problem with winning his service games. For now.
4-4: What suffering. His passing shots that had been so good have finally gone. Now this goes. 30-15. Good serve now by the Englishman. 40-15. And Nadal leaves the ball in the net. Game for his rival.
5-4: Childs tries a drop shot but Nadal gets to it and scores a new point. One goes out now, very close. 15-15. A lob from the Englishman that Nadal ends with force. Another ball out by Nadal. He's very tired with less clarity playing. First break chance for the Englishman. Nadal must react. A good serve that is impossible to return. Then another ball in the net. New break advantage for Childs. And now attacking the net to return it to deuce. And now Childs hits the ball in the net. And approaching his first advantage to win the game. Nadal suffered much more than before to win his own service game.
6-4: Nadal tries a lob but Childs is ready and gets the first point. 15-0. The Englishman doesn't hold on to his racket. 15-15. A great pass and gets the advantage from his opponent. 15-30. Pressure on the Brit. A new good return from Nadal. He has two break chances to win the second set. But Childs doesn't surrender and serves powerfully, almost perfect. Deuce. Good hit from Nadal. Advantage. Pain, it goes out. He had the initiative but it failed. The volley goes to Childs. Fourth opportunity for Nadal to win. And this time he takes advantage of it. He attacks the ball and Childs is forced to pass the Spaniard and it's gone out. Second set for the Spaniard. Very well set right.
THIRD SET
0-0: Third set of the match. Nadal is one from passing the second round
0-1: Alternating in order. The Englishman has forced a deuce and then has a break point.
Let's go Nadal. And the points don't begin well for the Spaniard in the third set. Childs has broken his serve and he starts with a disadvantage from the beginning. But the beginning is finished. Nadal can give the money back.
1-1: But Nadal doesn't sink now. Taking advantage of the serve of the Englishman. But he's not finished. Two break points for Nadal. The first is saved. The raquet of Nadal goes. (the literal translation was a cane, so I figured it was his raquet) And with a crosscourt backhand he's able to even the match when it was put on him harder.
1-2: Turning to Nadal's serve. It's costing him to put his first serve in. Childs gets two break points and wins. The second consecutive break for the Englishman. Another one to overcome.
1-3: Nadal is tired. He's commiting errors that he didn't have before. Playing in the targe of Childs to get a 3-1 advantage for the third set of the match.
2-3: Nothing affects the Spaniard. It seems nothing distracts him. He doesn't surrender but he reacts. And has for moments. 40-30 for the Spaniard and he gets his service for the first time in the 3rd set. It costs a lot for the Spaniard to put his first serves in.
2-3: Rain has begun to fall on the grass of the All England Club of tennis in London. They've suspended the game for some moments.
2-3: I think that the match will begin again. The canvas over the court is being removed.
2-3: The match on court 13 in the All England Club of tennis is beginning again. The first point for Nadal. Let's see how the Spaniard reacts after the rain delay.
3-3: And Nadal breaks the serve of the Englishman. This could not have started better for the Spaniard. He goes and gets 40-15 for himself and takes advantage of his second opportunity to level the set.
4-3: And the game is in target for the Spaniard on his serve. It has given a return to the match. 4-3 in his favor. It's left him concentrated and serious. It seems he's more confident to break the serve of the Englishman and take the game since he's two sets up.
5-3: Quickly he puts himself 0-30 without committing errors. It's left back to the Spanniard in the net. What pain. And he ties with a good serve. He woke up. The first break point for the Spaniard. And he goes for the line. And he gets it. How given the return in the game. He's going very strong after the delay.
6-3: Again, quickly the Spaniard puts himself at 30-0. And 40-0. He has 3 chances for the game. And he has it in his hands. AND VICTORY FOR RAFAEL NADAL. What a good match played by the Spaniard.
FINAL/RECAP
A good game from the Mallorcan Rafael Nadal. He started very strong in the first and won it easily. He was able to win the second despite playing poorer in the last games. In the third he started doubtfully and committed many errors. But the rain delary let Nadal return to concentrate and overcome down 2-3 and won four straight games to pass to the next round.
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