Rafael Nadal vs. Mikhail Kukushkin: Score and Recap from 2014 Wimbledon

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Published: June 28, 2014

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Second-seeded Rafael Nadal overcame a shaky start to cruise into the fourth round at Wimbledon with a 6-7(4), 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 win over Kazakhstan's Mikhail Kukushkin Saturday.

The Spanish superstar looked like he would be in for a battle after dropping a first-set tiebreak, but he was able to turn the match into a virtual blowout by the end.

Wimbledon hasn't been kind to Nadal recently, but this win puts him through to the fourth round at All England Club for the first time in three years, according to Ben Rothenberg of The New York Times:



Nadal was tested mightily in the second round by Lukas Rosol, who upset him at Wimbledon in 2012. Rafa was able to overcome the hard-hitting Czech in four sets, though, and seemed to have plenty of confidence after clearing that hurdle, per ATPWorldTour.com.

Every match is so difficult here. Especially when you play against players that really decide to play every shot (at) full power. I played a bad game in the 4-4 and I lost the first set. I think until that moment I was playing better than him, but didn't have my chances on the return because he was serving well. (I am) very happy. It is a very important victory for me. ... I finished the match playing at a very high level.

That confidence eventually manifested itself, although it took some time before Nadal took control of Saturday's match and put away Kukushkin.

With rain coming down for much of the day in London, Nadal and Kukushkin had to play under the roof on Centre Court. A controlled environment always favors power players, which is why Carole Bouchard of L'Equipe expected Kukushkin to be a challenging opponent for Rafa:



Simon Cambers of The Tennis Space disagreed, though, and figured Nadal would be able to breeze into the fourth round with relative ease:



In addition to that, Rothenberg believed the condition of th...
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