Awesome Nadal powers past Austrian challenge

SECOND seed Rafael Nadal made predictably swift progress at Wimbledon yesterday, sweeping aside the challenge of Austrian veteran Werner Eschauer.

Awesome Nadal powers past Austrian challenge

Three-time French Open champion Nadal was not expected to be threatened by the 33-year-old, who recently rose to a career-high ranking of 72.

And so it proved as Nadal wrapped up a 6-2 6-4 6-1 victory in one hour and 36 minutes on Centre Court to move into the third round.

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