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Thursday, September 1, 2016

2016 US Open Men's Singles Second Round - Rafael Nadal (Spain) beats Andreas Seppi(Italy)Wednesday Aug 31,2016

Rafael Nadal (Spain)glided into the third round of the US Open on Wednesday Aug 31,2016  as smoothly as the new roof over Arthur Ashe stadium slid shut for the first time during a match.

In a one-sided match Nadal eased past Italian Andreas Seppi, dropping just six games
 Rafael Nadal celebrates after winning his second-round match at the US Open in straight sets

Two-time champion Rafael Nadal, seeded fourth, defeated Italy's Andreas Seppi 6-0, 7-5, 6-1 to book a meeting with Russian Andrey Kuznetsov for a place in the round of 16

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A second round victory for Rafael Nadal at the US Open may normally be regarded as routine.

But this will be a night long remembered for the Spaniard as he became the first player to win a match under the new Arthur Ashe Stadium roof, beating Italian Andreas Seppi 6-0, 7-5, 6-1.

Rafael Nadal was in cruise control as he clinched the first set without dropping a game but then had to contend with a moment of history midway through the second set when rain started to fall at 3-3, forcing the roof to close for the first time. 

It was the first match to be played under a roof at the US Open after rain fell in the second set

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