Nadal recovers from slow start

World number two Rafael Nadal overcame a slow start to down Gilles Simon and book his place in the fourth round of the Australian Open with a 7-5 6-2 6-3 victory at the Rod Laver Arena on Friday.

Nadal dropped his first service game to hand Simon a 2-0 lead, an advantage the Frenchman retained until the latter stages of the set when the three-time French Open champion cranked up the pressure.