Rogerio dutra silva vs rafael nadal biography

Rafael Nadal defeated Ryan Harrison in round 1 of the US Open to progress to the second round, where he will meet Brazilian Rogerio Dutra Silva.

Date: Thursday, August 29, 2013

Start Time: Approximately 8:30 pm local time (EDT), 1:30 am BST, 2:30 am CET (see schedule)

Live Stream:Fromsport and ATDHE

Rafa has never played Dutra Silva before.

The Brazilian toppled Canadian #2 Vasek Pospisil to reach the second round and he is trying to reach the third round in a Grand Slam tournament for the first time.

Rafa, who won the 2010 US Open and is a 12-time major champion, is undefeated against Brazilians in his career (10-0) and is also 18-0 lifetime against qualifiers in Grand Slam play.

He has career 30-4 record in Grand Slam 2R matches, last loss came last year at Wimbledon (l. to No. 100 Rosol in 5-sets).

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His earliest exit in Flushing Meadows was the 2R in first two visits in 2003 (l. to El Aynaoui) and ’04 (l. to Roddic Rogerio Dutra Silva | Bio | ATP Tour | Tennis BYPO