World No. 1 Rafael Nadal reminded everyone why he was called the King of Delay. The 31-year-old left-hander defeated 6:1, 6:4, 6:4 fourth in the world rankings Alexander Zverev in the fourth match of the 1/4-final Davis Cup encounter in the World Group between Spain and Germany. Thus Rafa equalized the score in the match - 2:2 wins. Yesterday Germany took a 2-1 lead after the pair`s match, and at the fifth crucial meeting today, veterans David Ferrer and Philip Collbersberger are currently playing.
Nadal beat Zverev categorically for 2 hours and 16 minutes in Valencia, with the first set being ruthless and giving only the game adviced by contact with tennis picks to his young rival who turns 21 on April 20th. The second part began with an exchange of breakthroughs, with Nadal first taking his opponent, but Zverev made a 1:1 rebate. In the fifth game, the Span iard retired, led 4:2 and without any particular problems closed the second part in his favor. In the third set Nadal made two consecutive breaks and led 4:1. Zverev returned one break in the sixth game, but had no more strength and bowed his head to the 16th Grand Slam championship.
Nadal returned to the Davis Cup this week after a two-month absence from the courts because of a thigh problem. On Friday he beat 6:2, 6:2, 6:3 Kolshireber, and today he was merciless against Zverev.
Meanwhile, the US and France have already qualified for the 1/2-finals. The Americans led with 3:0 victories against Belgium, and the cocks eliminated Italy, taking an insurmountable advance of 3:1. The French are waiting in the next phase Spain or Germany. Croatia is leading with 2:1 in Kazakhstan and is also very close to the semifinals.
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