Rafael Nadal “I’m very happy with the victory”

The Spaniard defeated Millman in straight sets with 6-3 / 6-2 / 6-2 in 2h 10 mins.

Rafa admitted He was excited about the match but what He doesn’t like is to finish

the match in more than 2 hours with the easy score as it looks.

Also, He said it was very special to be back and play in the night session at the Arthur Ashe.

“It’s very special to be back in this night session at the Arthur Ashe Stadium,”

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Talking about the match, Rafa admitted it was a tough match and Millman moved well,

and Rafa praised John for his game during last year and yesterday match.

“He was tough, his movement was great, he showed last year what he’s able to do when he’s playing well and it was a match I had to respect.“

Rafael Nadal knows the importance of the first match in every grand slam,

that’s why He focus since the first point until the end of the match.

“To play the first match, I think I played a good first match, my serve worked well many times.“

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“Hitting good backhands, some more mistakes than usual with the forehand,

but in general terms, I am happy with the way I started for sure” Nadal added

The world number 2 believes He played a great match and had successful backhand.

He will face Thanasi Kokkinakis in the 2nd round this Thursday for a place in the 3rd round.