WIMBLEDON – Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci and Australian Carsten Ball lost in three very competitive sets 7-5, 7-6(8), 6-3 on Monday to the very experienced doubles team of Daniele Braccialli and Julian Knowles. But Bellucci sees the positive side in playing doubles and getting more hours playing on grass. He feels that this will help him on Tuesday against Rafael Nadal. Bellucci enjoys playing doubles to improve certain aspects of his game such his return of serve, and volleys.
On Tuesday, Bellucci will play Rafael Nadal on Centre Court, and he is looking forward to it since it will be his first time playing on the most prestigious court in tennis. He says “it will be a very special match for me,” he told Tennis Panorama News. He feels there is a good and bad side about playing the number two seed in the first round. Since first rounds can be little tense for most players, Bellucci feels the pressure is on Nadal since he is the favorite and has won there before. Bellucci also fee...
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June 26, 2012
