Rafael Nadal will be back in action with a Doha quarterfinal spot at stake as he goes up against Tobias Kamke on Wednesday. Meanwhile, an all-French affair between Richard Gasquet and Gael Monfils is also on the second-round docket.
(1) Rafael Nadal vs. Tobias Kamke
Nadal’s 2014 season did not get off to the most impressive of starts on the final day for 2013, but he still posted a satisfying win in the first round of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open. The world No. 1, who lost to Lukas Rosol at Wimbledon in 2012, got past the Czech 6-3, 7-6(7) to set up a first-ever meeting with Kamke. Following an offseason at the end of a 2013 campaign during which he went 75-7, Nadal says he is completely healthy.
That is bad news for Kamke, who booked his spot in the last 16 with a 6-3, 6-4 scalp of Malek Jaziri…
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