Nadal races into Shanghai third round

Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates winning a point during his men's singles match against Lucas Pouille of France at the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing on October 3, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / NICOLAS ASFOURI

Rafael Nadal made light work of the unseeded American Jared Donaldson to sprint into the third round of the Shanghai Masters on Wednesday.

The world number one, fresh from winning the China Open and the US Open, ruthlessly disposed of the world-ranked 56 Donaldson, 6-2, 6-1 in just 54 minutes.

Nadal, a 16-time Grand Slam winner, plays Italian Fabio Fognini in the next round.

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