It was the second time within the match that Nadal had dropped a set after his victory towards Francisco Cerundolo earlier within the week as he begins his pursuit of a twenty third grand slam title.
“Day by day is a problem, that is the reality. All of the opponents are tough,” Nadal mentioned in his on-court interview.
“We’re taking part in towards the very best gamers of the world … Day by day is a chance to enhance, and at the moment, I am via, so that provides me the possibility to maintain going — very joyful for that.”
After Nadal took the primary two units, Berankis, ranked No. 106 on the planet, hit again within the third because of an early break of serve.
A 50-minute delay for rain ensued within the fourth to permit time for the roof to shut, however Nadal was already 3-0 up within the set and shortly wrapped the match in simply over three hours as soon as play resumed.
The 36-year-old faces Italian twenty seventh seed Lorenzo Sonego within the third spherical on Saturday.