A couple of days after winning his third Masters 1000 title in Montreal 2005, Rafael Nadal was back on court in Cincinnati. With no luck in the draw, the Spaniard faced the young Czech Tomas Berdych. Tomas avoided three match points in a 6-7, 6-2, 7-6 triumph in just under three hours.With better numbers after the first serve, Tomas repelled ten of the 12 break chances with a brave and aggressive tennis and prevailed in the decisive moments to surprise the number 2 in the world. The Czech had more than 50 winners and unforced errors, keeping the points on his racket and overcoming all obstacles to make a winning start and dispatch Nadal.Wasting his chances, Rafa gave up serve four times out of the six chances Tomas offered him. He lost ground in those exciti …

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