Nuno under pressure

Here’s a serious opponent for the local player Nuno Borges! If he already had a bit of pressure in his first round, now he’s up against a true clay-courter who’s back to a hell of a level.

Indeed, the Argentinian is really tough. But he’s not playing like hardened steel either. He does everything well. In the right measure. Nuno has the keys in his hands. When he attacks without overdoing it, he’s better than Burruchaga any day. But he mustn’t drop the intensity here. Fortunately they’re playing in early afternoon, with slightly faster conditions than in the evening. But if it’s windy, watch out.

Anyway, I only see one angle here with Nuno at 1.44: watch live to see if he goes behind and back him at that point. Burru has what it takes to trouble him, and Nuno has to handle the pressure. Yesterday he had to win the first set to loosen up, and that was against Luz...