Nadal enjoys winning start on grass

Newly-crowned French Open champion Rafael Nadal made a winning return to grass courts on Thursday, defeating Slovakia’s Lukas Lacko 7-5, 6-1 in the second round of the Halle ATP tournament.

The Spanish world number two, playing at the German venue for the first time since 2005, will tackle German eighth seed Philipp Kohlschreiber in the quarter-finals.

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