The Swiss ace dropped his serve early on but dominated from 3-1 down to beat the 16th seed in 76 minutes.

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That one point never arrived as Nadal played his most brilliant tennis of the evening: forehand winner, service winner, backhand winner, ace and a strong serve to finish off the game.

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She followed with an ace off a 117 mph serve that Venus looked at before changing sides.

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