Nadal back in style
Rafael Nadal made an emphatic return to singles competition Tuesday after being sidelined for three months, sweeping aside Richard Gasquet of France in the 5.4 million dollars China Open.
The 14-times Grand Slam winner won his first round match in Beijing 6-4, 6-0, overcoming sporadic resistance in the first set before crushing his 22nd-ranked opponent in the second.
Nadal joins top seed Novak Djokovic in the second round.
The Serb defeated Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain 6-2, 6-1 in just 63 minutes.
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