Tennis: Nadal dominates Vasek Pospisil in straight sets

On Wednesday the 29th, the defending champion Rafael Nadal advanced to the US Open third round following a decisive 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 victory over unseeded opponent Vasek Pospisil.^th of August.Looking fresh Nadal, whose match with his opponent David Ferrer was cut short due to a calf injury started brightly against the Canadian and never looked back.

Nadal took early control of the first set, jumping to a 3-0 lead and finishing the frame in 35 minutes, as Pospisil (ranked 88th) struggled to find consistency with his serve.

Pospisil showed some resilience in the second set, boosting his first-serve accuracy and managing a break to take a temporary lead. However, the top-seeded Nadal broke back instantly and won four straight games to shut down any comeback attempt.

During a court-side chat, Nadal mentioned that his serve wavered for two games in the second set. He managed to hold the first one but succumbed to the second, admitting it was a stroke of luck that he was able to break back so quickly.

\"Winning in straight sets is always a positive outcome, \" Nadal remarked.

Nadal kept the momentum going into the third set, applying pressure early and securing another break as Pospisil's stamina began to dwindle.

The match concluded in exactly two hours, setting up a third-round encounter between the Spaniard and the 27th seed, Karen Khachanov from Russia.

In the women's draw on Wednesday, August 29, Serena Williams cruised to a 6-2, 6-2 win over Germany's Carina Witthoeft, ensuring a highly anticipated third-round matchup against her sister, Venus.

The 36-year-old Williams, who is pursuing a historic 24th Grand Slam title, dominated the match in 67 minutes, firing 13 aces and 30 winners to secure her second straight-sets win of the tournament at Flushing Meadows.