Nadal v Andreev

Match Date: 13th August 2008

Beijing Olympics 2008

Nadal it seems continues his good form, his last match against Lleyton Hewitt was eagerly awaited and tennis fans everywhere were hoping for a thriller but instead Nadal easily disposed of Hewitt 6-2, 6-1. Normally hard courts are Nadals weakness but it appears that his has mastered the hard courts just in time for Beijing Olympics.

Andreev hasnt played his best this year, he is at his best on a clay court, where he won Nadal all be it in 2005. If he is to reapeat this he will have to up his game, but it is hrad to see how he will cope with the Nadal forehand and the cross court backhand. It seems another easy round is on the cards for Nadal here.

Head to Head Record

Year	Tournament	Round	Surface	Winner	Score
2005	Valencia	QF	Clay	I.ANDREEV	5-7 2-6
2007	Dubai	16	Hard	R.NADAL	6-2 3-6 7-6(2)
2007	Hamburg	16	Clay	R.NADAL	6-4 6-1
2008	Canada	16	Hard	R.NADAL	6-2 7-6(1)
2008	Olympic Tennis Event - Beijing	16	Hard	R.NADAL	6-4 6-2
Rafael NADAL (ESP) Leads Igor ANDREEV (RUS) : 4 to 1

Review

Nadal booked his spot in the Olympic Quarter Finals with another straight sets win, beating Andreev 6-4 6-2.