Nadal prevails over Kiefer to reach third round

Rafael Nadal overcame a gritty performance by 32-year-old Nicolas Kiefer of Germany to score a 6-0, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory and advance to the third round of the U.S. Open on Friday.

Nadal looked on his way to an easy victory, using his huge groundstrokes to whitewash the 129th-ranked Kiefer in just 24 minutes in the opening set.

In Image: Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates a point against Nicolas Kiefer of Germany during their match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, September 4, 2009

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