Nadal made to sweat by Mathieu
Defending champion Rafael Nadal avoided a major upset on the day of his 20th birthday as he battled back from a set down to win his third-round clash against crowd favourite Paul-Henri Mathieu.
Nadal eventually prevailed 5-7 6-4 6-4 6-4 in four hours and 53 minutes, extending his streak of consecutive wins on clay to 56.
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