Nadal survives scare

RAFAEL NADAL survived a major scare against unheralded Robin Haase to progress into the third round of Wimbledon with a 5-7 6-2 3-6 6-0 6-3 victory.

Facing a player positioned 150 places lower than him in the world rankings, at 151st, Nadal took a battering in a one-sided third set that hinted at a sensational upset.

But the 23-year-old’s otherwise outstanding serve fell apart in the fourth set and Nadal capitalised and never relinquished control.