Nadal says wrist '90 something percent' fit post straight set win in China Open

Spanish tennis ace Rafael Nadal has revealed that his wrist is 90 something percent fit after he made a vigorous return to singles competition on Tuesday beating Richard Gasquet of France in straight sets in China Open.

The 14-time Grand Slam winner won his first round match in the 5.4 million dollars China Open in Beijing, beating Gasquet 6-4, 6-0 after being sidelined for three months. He overcame sporadic resistance in the first set before crushing his 22nd-ranked opponent in the second.

There were glimpses of vintage Nadal during the second set demolition, with the Spaniard appearing to be back to his athletic best after being sidelined since Wimbledon with a right wrist injury picked up in training, Sport24 reported.

Nadal said that his wrist did not feel hundred percent during the match, but added that it was 90 something percent. He said that he has to be happy the way that he played.

The Spaniard said that three months without a match, winning against a player who is a good player like Gasquet, is a very positive comeback for him.

Nadal joins top seed Novak Djokovic in the second round after the reigning champion in Beijing won his game after a shaky start. The world number one Serb defeated Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain 6-2, 6-1 in just 63 minutes, the report added.

Djokovic would face Canadian Vasek Pospisil in the next round as he bids for his fifth title in Beijing, a tournament he has won every year since 2009, apart from 2011 when he did not take part, the report added.