Nadal feels ‘good’ as Fish is battered

RAFAEL NADAL had little to quibble about after cruising into the second round of Wimbledon yesterday.

The second seeded-Spaniard was not at his sparkling best but he proved too strong for big-serving American Mardy Fish, winning 6-3 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 in two hours and 18 minutes on Centre Court.

In the process, he offered further evidence of his growing confidence on grass even though the soft surface, due to days of wet weather, is hardly conducive to his baseline game.