Rafael Nadal gritted his teeth, wiped his brow and looked to the sky after  winning on grass for the first time in two years. He had become only the 11th player in the open era to win 700 tour-level matches but his expression told a story of relief, not records, after he battled back to beat Martin Klizan 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3. The murmurs began among the Centre Court crowd as the Slovakian, unknown to all but the tennis fanatics in attendance, served out to take the first set over the world No 1. After being bundled out in the first round at Wimbledon last year by tour journeyman Steve Darcis, was Nadal about to take another early bow?
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Rafael Nadal beat Martin Klizan after losing the first set
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The World No 1 recovered from Klizan's bold opening display to win 4-6 6-3 6-3 6-3 on Centre Court
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