Tennis - Australian Open - Second Round - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 23, 2020. Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates winning the match against Argentina's Federico Delbonis. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal passed up a good few chances for an earlier finish to his night before muscling his way into the third round of the Australian Open with a commanding 6-3 7-6(4) 6-1 victory over Argentine Federico Delbonis on Thursday.
The match lacked nothing in quality power tennis but was almost entirely devoid of drama and the most notable incident came late in the third set when the ball flew off top seed Nadal's racket and hit a ballgirl on the head.
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