Rain halts Rafa on Chatrier

Like some sort of soul-sucking Dementor, Nadal’s constant application of pressure eventually always takes its toll. Once the Spaniard, facing trouble when serving at deuce and 4-4, had squeezed himself out of that tight corner, he turned the screw on Bolelli’s serve, earning two break points and flashing a backhand on the first that the Italian could only shovel into the net. First blood to Rafa after 44 minutes.