Wimbledon 2018, Men's Singles, Round 3: Rafael Nadal vs Alex de Minaur, Live Match Updates

Nadal def De Minaur 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 in 2 hours 2 minutes to enter the fourth round

Updated: 07 July 2018 19:55 IST - Published: 07 July 2018 16:31 IST

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The second seed will next face the winner of the match between 19th seeded Fabio Fognini and Jiri Vesely.

That was a much better display from the Spaniard, considering the fact that he showed signs of struggle in his second round face-off with Mikhail Kukushkin. Rafa is just getting better and better with every match as he finds his groove on the green grass courts of Wimbledon.

Final score: Nadal def De Minaur 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 in 2 hours 2 minutes to enter the fourth round

YES HE DOES!!!!!

RAFA WINS AND IS THROUGH TO THE FOURTH ROUND!!!!!!

Another backhand goes long from Alex and Rafa has a second match point.

Can he nail it this time?

With a beautiful volley, Rafa saves it!

It is deuce!

Smashing backhand winner from De Minaur and he has A BREAK POINT!

De Minaur unleashes a forehand winner to save it.

Deuce!

Match point for Nadal!!

It's 30-30

Can Alex manage to give some fight at the last minute?

Rafa loses the first point on his serve due to a forced forehand error

De Minaur serves out his service game with an ace.

He now trails Rafa 4-5 and the latter will serve for the match.

Rafa won the first point on the De Minaur serve, but since then the young Aussie has won two consecutive points.

He leads 30-15 on his serve.

With a sublime backhand volley winner, Nadal takes care of his own service game.

He now leads 5-3.

A breezy service game for De Minaur, who closes in to one-game gap now.

De Minaur trails Nadal 3-4

Rafa made a couple of errors off his volleys, but recovered in time to hold his service game.

He inches ahead to 4-2.

Rafa makes amends for it soon after, with a blazing forehand winner!

He BREAKS and now leads 3-2

Rafa comes up with forehand unforced error and the break point vanishes!
Deuce!!

It's a double fault from Alex at 30-30. It gives Rafa a break point.

Will the Spaniard convert?

And, it's a quickfire service game from Nadal, where the Spaniard had everything from ace to fiery forehand winners!

It is 2-2

De Minaur holds his serve as well and opens up a 2-1 lead. Still no breaks of serve in this set.

After being tried and tested and being held to 30-30, Rafa breaks out of jail and holds his serve.

It is 1-1

De Minaur starts the third set on a bright note, with a service hold to 15.

He is now 1-0

After all that resistance from De Minaur, Nadal FINALLY COMES THROUGH!!!!!!

RAFA GETS THE SECOND SET WITH A SCORE OF 6-2

HE IS NOW UP 6-1, 6-2

De Minaur's forehand error doesn't help him at all.

It is DEUCE again!

Rafa saved it, but here he faces a second break point!

And De Minaur has his FIRST BREAK POINT here as Rafa's backhand fails.

A couple of unforced errors on serve have made it 30-30 on the Nadal serve as Rafa attempts to close out the set.

Rafa just upped the intensity on his returns and carved out YET ANOTHER BREAK OF SERVE!

DE MINAUR SIMPLY HAD NO ANSWER!

RAFA IS UP 5-2 AND WILL NOW SERVE FOR THE SECOND SET.

Rafa backs up the break with a comfortable service hold to love.

Nadal is ahead 4-2

De Minaur's backhand ultimately breaks down and Rafa GETS THE FIRST BREAK IN THE SECOND SET!!!!!

Rafa is 3-2 up

De Minaur saves it with a backhand winner!

Deuce!

And Rafa forced a forehand error from his opponent and he has a break point now.

Can he get the early break here?

And, the trend continues. Rafa holds his serve to love again to make it 2-2

The first three games of the second set have been pretty smooth for both players. Each held his serve to love.

De Minaur now leads 2-1

De Minaur shakes off that disappointment and starts the second set on a positive note. He wins his opening service game to love.

1-0

Rafa wraps up the first set 6-1 in just 33 minutes!!!!

Rafa raced ahead to have THREE SET POINTS, but lost two of them through an unforced error and a double fault.

Rafa got the SECOND BREAK OF SERVE and will now serve for the first set.

It's a battle of backhands, and Rafa has the upper hand in most of them!

Rafa is 30-0 up on the De Minaur serve.

De Minaur's backhand errors did not help his cause, and Rafa wins his service game.

He is up 4-1

Now Rafa under pressure on his serve!

He is 30-30

FINALLY RAFA FORCES A BACKHAND ERROR FROM THE TEEN AND GETS HOLD OF THE BREAK!

RAFA IS 3-1 UP

Rafa has so far squandered FOUR break points! The game is still on!

The forehand again came to the rescue, but here he faces a third break point.

De Minaur faced a break point, which he saved in style with a forehand winner. Now he faces yet another break point.

But the youngster is showing SOME MATURITY TO FORCE A DEUCE!

Rafa's forehands are on fire and young Alex is feeling the heat!

De Minaur is 0-30 on his serve!

Buttery smooth service game from the former champion!

He leads 2-1