It was the second time within the event that Nadal had dropped a set after his victory towards Francisco Cerundolo earlier within the week as he begins his pursuit of a twenty third grand slam title.
“On daily basis is a problem, that is the reality. All of the opponents are tough,” Nadal mentioned in his on-court interview.
“We’re enjoying towards the very best gamers of the world … On daily basis is a chance to enhance, and at the moment, I am by means of, so that provides me the prospect to maintain going — very completely satisfied for that.”
After Nadal took the primary two units, Berankis, ranked No. 106 on the planet, hit again within the third due to an early break of serve.
A 50-minute delay for rain ensued within the fourth to permit time for the roof to shut, however Nadal was already 3-0 up within the set and shortly wrapped the match in simply over three hours as soon as play resumed.
The 36-year-old faces Italian twenty seventh seed Lorenzo Sonego within the third spherical on Saturday.
