Nadal gets off to winning start at Cincinnati

CINCINNATI: Rafael Nadal kept his 2013 hardcourt record unblemished, by posting a 6-2, 6-2 win over German Benjamin Becker to start his campaign at the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters on Thursday.

Nadal has been red-hot on the hardcourts this year winning in Indian Wells and last week in Montreal.

The Spanish world number two went through in 76 minutes with four breaks of serve. (AFP)