Srichaphan Nails Nadal
Friday, June 27, 2003
Paradorn Srichaphan reached the last 16 of Wimbledon for the
first time when he overcame 17-year-old Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-4,
6-2 on No.1 Court.
The 12th seed from Thailand was involved in a five-set marathon
against Frenchman Olivier Mutis in his previous round but today
dismissed his Spanish opponent in four minutes shy of two hours.
The Thai created a stir at The Championships last year when he
knocked out 1992 champion Andre Agassi in the third round. He
was too good for Nadal, who had reached the third round on his
Grand Slam debut and has been tipped by John McEnroe to be a top
10 performer within the next 18 months.
Srichaphan broke Nadal in the Spaniard's first service game and
cruised to a one-set lead. The Thai soon had a two sets to love
advantage thanks to his big serve and groundstroke game.
Nadal was forced to save three break points at the beginning of
the third set as Srichaphan tightened his grip on the talented
but raw teenager. He was broken twice in the set as the Thai
wrapped up victory.
Written by Mike Donovan
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