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Nadal's opinion is on the ball

By Associated Press | China Daily | Updated: 2014-10-03 08:06

French Open champ slams choice of manufacturers

Rafael Nadal is back in form on the tennis court - and in his sharp-tongued critiques of the ATP tour.

On Thursday, the second-seeded Spaniard reached his first quarterfinal since capturing the French Open title in June, beating German qualifier Peter Gojowczyk 6-3, 6-4 at the China Open.

He then blasted the choice of tennis balls at the tournament.

"The ball is so bad here," Nadal said. "If you throw it on the floor, it bounces everywhere. It's not a question of winning or losing. I won in Rio earlier this year with this ball. I've won tournaments with this ball.

"It's just that we're competing at the top level of our sport, and the ball is an important thing."

The 14-time major winner has complained previously about the ball in question - manufactured by Head - but he also criticized the decision to switch manufacturers from tournament to tournament, saying it could result in injuries.

"This week we are playing with one ball. Next week we are playing with a different ball," he said.

"That's dangerous for the shoulder, dangerous for the elbow."

The Spaniard was not nearly as critical of his own game in his second match back from a two-month layoff due to a right wrist injury.

He was sharp for much of the way until the final game, when he double-faulted and made two unforced errors to give Gojowczyk three break points.

Nadal fought them off, however, and closed it out on his fourth match point. He now faces another qualifier in the quarterfinals, Martin Klizan, who advanced when seventh-seeded Ernests Gulbis of Latvia retired with a shoulder injury while trailing 6-2, 3-0.

In the women's draw, Simona Halep of Romania also withdrew from the tournament with a left hip injury immediately after winning a back-and-forth match against Andrea Petkovic of Germany 7-6 (4), 5-7, 7-6 (1).

The second-seeded Halep took a medical timeout for treatment on her hip after the first set but returned to complete the match, which featured 17 breaks of serve and 105 combined unforced errors (61 from the Romanian).

"It was a tough match against Andrea today and I had to fight a lot," said Halep.

"I'm happy I was able to win and finish the match in the right way but I have a hip injury and it would be risky for me to play again tomorrow."

Halep's withdrawal gave ninth-seeded Ana Ivanovic of Serbia a pass to the semis. The 2008 French Open champion, who is fighting for a spot in the WTA Finals in Singapore, earlier beat Sabine Lisicki of Germany 6-3, 7-5.

Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova also advanced when Venus Williams withdrew shortly before their match with a viral illness.

Venus' sister, Serena, retired from a match last week at the Wuhan Open, citing a virus, as well.

Meanwhile, seventh-seeded Angelique Kerber of Germany was defeated by two-time major winner Svetlana Kuznetsova 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, while No 12-seeded Ekaterina Makarova of Russia fell to Roberta Vinci of Italy 6-1, 0-6, 7-5.

Nadal's opinion is on the ball

Rafael Nadal returns to Peter Gojowczyk during their singles match at the China Open in Beijing on Thursday. Nadal won 6-3, 6-4.? Petar Kujundzic / Reuters

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