Rafael Nadal edged a titanic struggle with debutant Mardy Fish 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (7/3) at the ATP World Tour Finals in London on Sunday night. <img alt="" src="/imagedata/2011/nov/nadal.jpg" border="5" /> Rafael Nadal celebrates after beating Mardy Fish on Sunday. Pic/AFP There were question marks about both men heading into the tournament, with Nadal having not played since losing to Florian Mayer in Shanghai a month ago while Fish was nursing a hamstring injury. The World No 2 certainly did not look rusty in a first set he dominated but his opponent settled into the match in the second and could easily have come out on top in a topsy-turvy decider. u00a0 The Spaniard next faces great rival Roger Federer, who beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the opening Group A match earlier. Nadal said: "It will be a really difficult match for me. He's playing very well and it's a really difficult challenge but this is a fantastic win and I will try my best."

Rafael Nadal edged a titanic struggle with debutant Mardy Fish 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (7/3) at the ATP World Tour Finals in London on Sunday night.

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