Australian Open 2018, Day 5: Rafael Nadal vs Damir Džumhur, Live Updates

Nadal def Dzumhur 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 to enter R4

Updated: 19 January 2018 15:48 IST - Published: 19 January 2018 11:55 IST

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That was quite a comfortable outing for the Spaniard. He wasn't exactly very sharp as the score suggests but he was definitely good enough to lift his game on the crucial points and get an easy win.

Final score: Nadal def Dzumhur 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 to enter R4

The 16-time Grand Slam champion marches into the Round of 16.

WIN

And with his fourth ace, Rafa closes out the match!

3rd match point for Rafa

And both saved due to a Dzumhur winner and a Rafa unforced error

2 match points for Nadal

40-15

BREAK

It's a double break for the World No. 1 as he will now attempt to serve out the match.

5-1

Some great exchange between Nadal and Dzumhur but the top seed still holds firm.

4-1

It's a 3-0 lead for the 2009 champion as he races towards the finish line

BREAK

And Rafa immediately pounces on Damir's serve to get an early break.

2-0

And it's a massive hold for Rafa to start Set 3.

Serve speeds dropped and Dzumhur started returning well and even had a break point.

But he holds and leads 1-0

Rafa leads by two sets to love!

BREAK and SET

And it didn't take him long to grab the second set.

He breaks his opponent and clinches the second set 6-3

Rafa holds to 30 for a 5-3 lead.

Just one game away from bagging the second set.

And Rafa maintains his one-break advantage after that!

4-3

BREAK

And Rafa responds brilliantly by breaking back at 15.

3-2 to the former champion

BREAK

This is excellent display from Dzumhur.

He forced Rafa into a flurry of errors and gets the break back!

It's 2-2

Dzumhur was under pressure on his serve once more but he passes the test this time.

He trails 1-2

Rafa has consolidated the break and made it a 2-0 lead.

BREAK

Rafa finally converts on his fourth break point in a marathon service game.

He leads 1-0

SET

And the top seed has wrapped the first set with the loss of just one game!

6-1 to Rafa

It's absolutely a one-way traffic in the first set!

Nadal has raced to a 5-0 lead

And the top seed consolidates his break to make it a 3-0 lead

It's a great start for the World No. 1 and he breaks to open up a 2-0 lead.

We are under way!

World No. 1 Rafael Nadal is all set to take on Bosnian Damir Dzumhur to begin the night session of Day 5. It is somewhat of a surprise to see last year’s runner-up on Margaret Court Arena although it’s hard to say that the match is deserving of Rod Laver Arena.

Coming to the match, Dzumhur has been showing vast improvement in the last few years and is currently at a career-high ranking of 30. In the first round, he survived a scare against Paolo Lorenzi but in the second, he had it slightly easier, beating local favourite John Millman in four sets.

Nadal, on the other hand, has been in red-hot form, as one would expect. After securing a routine first round victory, he served his way past Leonardo Mayer in the second round in straight sets.

The only meeting between Nadal and Dzumhur in 2016 at Miami ended with the Spaniard retiring at 0-3. But, of course, high intensity is always what one expects from Nadal and he should have no issues in making it to the next round today.