Nadal Sets Up Kyrgios Clash In Rome

Rafael Nadal will face Nick Kyrgios in the third round after the Spaniard beat Philipp Kohlschreiber in straight sets on Wednesday at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia.

Nadal, a seven-time Rome champion, won 71 per cent of his service points (35/49) and broke the German four times to sail in his opener. The 29 year old is now 13-1 against Kohlschreiber, who won the BMW Open by FWU AG on clay in Munich last month.

Nadal lost his only previous FedEx ATP Head2Head meeting against Kyrgios, a four-set contest at the 2014 Wimbledon.