Seppi is eager for the duel with Nadal

“Every victory is of enormous importance at the moment in order not to lose further ground in the ATP ranking,” explains Seppi in an interview with the online portal of the Italian Tennis Association. According to his own statements, the high temperatures in Flushing Meadows are a problem for him: "The humid heat has always bothered me. During my first round match it was extremely stressful. I had difficulty finding the right rhythm. Except for a slump in the second set "But I played a decent game."

For the ninth time against Nadal In the second round, Seppi will now face Rafale Nadal, whom he has only defeated once so far. It was 2008 in Rotterdam. However, the former world number one from Mallorca won all of the last five duels and thus increased his haul in the duel with Seppi to eight wins. The last time the two met was at the Olympic Games, when Nadal clearly prevailed 6:3, 6:3. "In Rio I simply served poorly. In particular, I have to improve my first serve significantly in the upcoming match. I'm an outsider, of course. I have to offer my best tennis, but without being overly motivated to make mistakes," said Seppi.

In doubles with Fognini against Johnson/Querrey The South Tyrolean also competes in doubles in New York. Together with Fabio Fognini he meets the American duo Steve Johnson/Sam Querrey.

After the US Open, Seppi has an even more important date coming up: he will walk down the aisle on September 10th. "The honeymoon will have to wait until the end of the year. First I will play in Metz, Shenzhen and Beijing," explains the Kalterer in conclusion.

All duels between Seppi and Nadal (1:7 vittorie) 2016, Olympics: -3:6, 3:6 2015, ATP Hamburg: -1:6, 2:6 2014, Masters 1000 Monte Carlo: -1:6, 3:6 2009, Masters 1000 Cincinnati: -6:7(4), 6:7(3) 2009, Masters 1000 Rome: -2:6, 3:6 2008, ATP Rotterdam: +3:6, 6:3, 6:4 2006, Davis Cup: -0:6, 4:6, 3:6 2005, Davis Cup: -1:6, 2:6, 7:5, 4:6

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Seppi is eager for the duel with Nadal

Andreas Seppi started his 13th US Open with a hard-fought three-set win against Stephane Robert. Now he is number 87 in the world rankings. from Kaltern the match against Rafael Nadal is coming up. Seppi wants to reach the third round for the fourth time after 2008, 2013 and 2015.

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