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Rafa Nadal eases into third round

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Spanish Rafa Nadal eased into the third round of the ATP Indian Wells tournament.

As he demolished South African qualifier Rik de Voest 6-0 6-2. Nadal, whose only match since suffering an injury in the Australian Open in January was an easy win over Ruben Bemelmans in a Davis Cup tie against Belgium last week, dominated from the start, winning the first eight games. De Voest, who reached the quarter-finals of the South African Open last month, had no answer to Nadals power who completed his win in just an hours play on the showpiece centre court.Sure, its a good comeback to the Tour and to have a victory, left-hander Nadal, champion at Indian Wells in 2007 and 2009, said. Probably, today wasnt a real test; sorry for Rik, because I think he played a good tournament but today, he probably played more nervous than usual. It is difficult to make a big analysis of the match. Nadal will face Ryan Sweeting of the USA in the third round.