[Sport] Australian Open: Rafael Nadal overcomes Cameron Norrie and his back pain

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Rafael Nadal, world number two, controlled the situation against the British Cameron Norrie (69 ATP), a tough rival but finally defeated by the Spanish (7-5, 6-2, 7-5), this Saturday in the third round of the Australian Open. The Spanish, in this way, continues without losing any set in this first Grand Slam of the year.

In the second round he will have Italian Fabio Fognini (17 ATP) as an opponent, who eliminated Australian Alex De Miñaur (23 ATP) with a 6-4, 6-4 and 6-4.

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After beating Laslo Djere and Michael Mmoah in previous rounds, Nadal fulfilled the mission against Norrie, despite the fact that the Briton fought and at times disturbed the Mallorcan, who had to work hard to take especially the first and third sets.

Beyond the victory, the other good news for Nadal was that he resisted well physically, after the back problems that he has admitted and that worried him in previous days.