Rafael Nadal of Spain returns a ball to Simone Bolelli of Italy during their game at the Swiss Indoors ATP 500 tennis tournament in Basel. AFP PHOTO
Rafael Nadal of Spain returns a ball to Simone Bolelli of Italy during their game at the Swiss Indoors ATP 500 tennis tournament in Basel. AFP PHOTO

BASEL, Switzerland: An ongoing appendix problem didn’t affect Spanish former world number one Rafael Nadal as he breezed through 6-2, 6-2 in his first round match with Italian journeyman Simone Bolelli at the Swiss Indoors on Monday (Tuesday in Manila).

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