“We were briefing him this morning before FP3, asking him if he wanted extra practice in the w. At the other end, Bale pulled off a superb saving tackle to deny Martin Harnik as both sides went for victory. Mayer briefly threatened a comeback when he pulled a break back for 5-3 in the fourth set but Nadal served it out at 5-4 with Mayer sending a forehand long on match point. Gareth Bale also went close with a left-foot shot to ignite a crowd desperate to see a rerun of Wales’ Euro 2016 heroics. “The fact that he won two long matches, best-of-five, fighting, struggling a little bit more t. own merits but also significant when viewed through the prism provided by his matches earlier in the week. “I think it was a combination of just life happened and luckily Dad recognised I was a better serve-and-volleyer than baseliner, and I said, OK, I agree. These guys definitely made me work for it today, which I am grateful for,” added Hamilton, ref. y, the triple world champion was rewarded with a time that drew gasps of appreciation. Schumacher, the seven-times world champion and former Ferrari great whose tally Hamilton had equalled in Belgium last weekend, ended his career with 68 from 307 races.