Wimbledon 2018: Rafael Nadal saunters past Dudi Sela to reach second round

Updated 03/07/2018 at 19:42 GMT

World number one Rafael Nadal had no problems sauntering past Dudi Sela with a 6-3 6-3 6-2 victory to reach the second round of Wimbledon.

Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates after beating Israel's Dudi Sela 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 in their men's singles first round match on the second day of the 2018 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon

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The number two seed was never troubled in a match which he wrapped up inside two hours with consummate ease.

The Spaniard - and two-time champion at SW19 - dictated the play throughout from the back of the court with Sela unable to mount any kind of a resistance.

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Nadal was particularly belligerent in the third set as he powered past his opponent with the loss of just two games.

In all, Sela could only muster eight games against the dominant Spaniard and never managed to match his intensity.

Nadal, fresh from his 11th title at Roland Garros, did not look at all weary as he transitioned to the grass without any apparent issues.

Remarkably, he had not played a match since making more history in Paris, but he did not look at all bad for the demanding schedule he has endured.

"Good start. Good result. Of course I did things very well, and other things that I have room to improve," he said.

"I played one bad game with my serve, first game of the third. But I am happy more or less with the forehand. I went to the net quite often. Of course I can improve on the return side.

"I think the return was the worst thing that I did this afternoon. That's it no? There are no more strokes to talk."

The 32-year-old will next take on either Canada's Vasek Pospisil or Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan.

Men's singles results