China Open: Rafael Nadal cruises to second round with a straight win

ANI | Updated: Oct 4, 2016, 03:36 PM IST

Rafael Nadal celebrates a point against Paolo Lorenzi of Italy during the Men's singles second round match on day four of the 2016 China Open at the China National Tennis Centre on October 4, 2016 in Beijing, China.

Spanish tennis maestro Rafael Nadal kicked off his campaign at the China Open with a dominant straight-sets victory over Italy's Paolo Lorenzi in the men's singles event on Tuesday.

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Nadal produced a rich vein of form to register a crushing 6-1, 6-1 win over his 35th-ranked Italian opponent in the opening round contest that lasted for an hour.

The 14-time Grand Slam champion will next lock horns with either Spain's Albert Ramos-Vinolas or Adrian Mannarino of France for a place in the quarter-finals.

Meanwhile, fifth-seeded David Ferrer also progressed through to the pre-quarters of the tournament after registering a 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) win over Argentina's Pablo Cuevas.