Last year, world No. 1 Rafael Nadal faced Leonardo Mayer in the third round of the US Open. The two played inside Arthur Ashe Stadium, where Mayer surprisingly gave Nadal a scare.
In that match, Mayer came out firing and ended up winning the first set in a tiebreaker. That was, however, the end of Mayer's fun.
Nadal would go on to win the next three sets, ultimately winning the match, 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-1, 6-4.
On Wednesday, Rafa picked up right where he left off against the 30-year-old Argentine, defeating Mayer, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (4), on Rod Laver Arena.
Despite the lopsided score, it wasn't exactly a perfect performance for Nadal, who did have a small hiccup in the third set. Serving for the match at 5-4, Rafa allowed Mayer to break. That gave his opponent the smallest bit of life, but Nadal recovered and was still able to win the set in a tiebreaker.
Getting to that point brought out some emotion in Nadal, who gave the crowd a jumping fist pump after taking a 4-2 lead in the breaker.
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