Nadal moves step closer

Rafael Nadal moved a step closer to becoming the first man since Bjorn Borg to add the Wimbledon crown to his French Open title in the same year with a straight-sets win over qualifier Irakli Labadze.

Nadal moves step closer

Rafael Nadal moved a step closer to becoming the first man since Bjorn Borg to add the Wimbledon crown to his French Open title in the same year with a straight-sets win over qualifier Irakli Labadze.

The 20-year-old second seed continued his fine transition from clay to grass against the Georgian, who was simply outclassed despite taking the second set to a tie-break.

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