LONDON: Rafael Nadal looked like a fish out of water against a Californian with a passion for surfing yesterday before he staged a stirring revival and clinched a five-set victory and a third round clash with Andre Agassi.
Invincible on Europe’s dusty red clay courts where he has carved out 60 successive victories, Nadal resembled a grasscourt novice at times against 237th-ranked Robert Kendrick but battled back to win 6-7, 3-6, 7-6, 7-5, 6-4 on Centre Court.
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