Rafael Nadal defeated Lukas Lacko 7-5, 6-1 at the Gerry Weber Open on Thursday, the Spaniard’s first singles match since he won a record seventh French Open. Nadal broke his Slovak opponent twice in the first set and had no trouble in the second. “In the second set, I think I did everything better,” said Nadal, who defeated top-ranked Novak Djokovic at Roland Garros on Monday for his 11th Gram Slam title. “Every hour on court works well for me on grass because I don’t have a lot of time to practice. I’m happy to be through, that’s the main thing.”

Spain's Rafael Nadal hits the ball during his second round match against Slovakia's Lukas Lacko at the ATP Gerry Weber Open tennis tournament in Halle, western Germany, on June 14, 2012. Nadal won 7-5, 6-1 and qualified for the quarter-finals. AFP PHOTO / CARMEN JASPERSENCARMEN JASPERSEN/AFP/GettyImages

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Spain's Rafael Nadal hits the ball during his second round match against Slovakia's Lukas Lacko at the ATP Gerry Weber Open tennis tournament in Halle, western Germany, on June 14, 2012. Nadal won 7-5, 6-1 and qualified for the quarter-finals. AFP PHOTO / CARMEN JASPERSENCARMEN JASPERSEN/AFP/GettyImages

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Spain's Rafael Nadal serves during his second round match against Slovakia's Lukas Lacko at the ATP Gerry Weber Open tennis tournament in Halle, western Germany, on June 14, 2012. Nadal won 7-5, 6-1 and qualified for the quarter-finals. AFP PHOTO / CARMEN JASPERSENCARMEN JASPERSEN/AFP/GettyImages

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Spain's Rafael Nadal hits the ball during his second round match against Slovakia's Lukas Lacko at the ATP Gerry Weber Open tennis tournament in Halle, western Germany, on June 14, 2012. Nadal won 7-5, 6-1 and qualified for the quarter-finals. AFP PHOTO / CARMEN JASPERSENCARMEN JASPERSEN/AFP/GettyImages

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Spain's Rafael Nadal hits the ball against Slovakia's Lukas Lacko during their second round match at the ATP Gerry Weber Open tennis tournament in Halle, western Germany, on June 14, 2012. AFP PHOTO / CARMEN JASPERSENCARMEN JASPERSEN/AFP/GettyImages

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Spain's Rafael Nadal serves against Slovakia's Lukas Lacko during their second round match at the ATP Gerry Weber Open tennis tournament in Halle, western Germany, on June 14, 2012. AFP PHOTO / CARMEN JASPERSENCARMEN JASPERSEN/AFP/GettyImages

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Spain's Rafael Nadal returns the ball against Slovakia's Lukas Lacko during their second round match at the ATP Gerry Weber Open tennis tournament in Halle, western Germany, on June 14, 2012. AFP PHOTO / CARMEN JASPERSENCARMEN JASPERSEN/AFP/GettyImages

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Spain's Rafael Nadal returns against Slovakia's Lukas Lacko during their second round match at the ATP Gerry Weber Open tennis tournament in Halle, western Germany, on June 14, 2012. AFP PHOTO / CARMEN JASPERSENCARMEN JASPERSEN/AFP/GettyImages

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Spain's Rafael Nadal applauds after winning against Slovakia's Lukas Lacko in their second round match at the ATP Gerry Weber Open tennis tournament in Halle, western Germany, on June 14, 2012. Nadal won 7-5, 6-1 and qualified for the quarter-finals. AFP PHOTO / CARMEN JASPERSENCARMEN JASPERSEN/AFP/GettyImages

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Spain's Rafael Nadal wipes his face during his second round match against Slovakia's Lukas Lacko at the ATP Gerry Weber Open tennis tournament in Halle, western Germany, on June 14, 2012. Nadal won 7-5, 6-1 and qualified for the quarter-finals. AFP PHOTO / CARMEN JASPERSENCARMEN JASPERSEN/AFP/GettyImages

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Spain's Rafael Nadal leavse the court after his second round match against Slovakia's Lukas Lacko at the ATP Gerry Weber Open tennis tournament in Halle, western Germany, on June 14, 2012. Nadal won 7-5, 6-1 and qualified for the quarter-finals. AFP PHOTO / CARMEN JASPERSENCARMEN JASPERSEN/AFP/GettyImages

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Spain's Rafael Nadal reacts after winning a point during his second round match against Slovakia's Lukas Lacko at the ATP Gerry Weber Open tennis tournament in Halle, western Germany, on June 14, 2012. Nadal won 7-5, 6-1 and qualified for the quarter-finals. AFP PHOTO / CARMEN JASPERSENCARMEN JASPERSEN/AFP/GettyImages

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Spain's Rafael Nadal reacts after winning a point during his second round match against Slovakia's Lukas Lacko at the ATP Gerry Weber Open tennis tournament in Halle, western Germany, on June 14, 2012. Nadal won 7-5, 6-1 and qualified for the quarter-finals. AFP PHOTO / CARMEN JASPERSENCARMEN JASPERSEN/AFP/GettyImages

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HALLE, GERMANY - JUNE 14: Rafael Nadal of Spain serves in his round of 16 match against Lukas Lacko of Slovakia during day four of the Gerry Weber Open at Gerry Weber Stadium on June 14, 2012 in Halle, Germany. (Photo by Dennis Grombkowski/Bongarts/Getty Images)

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HALLE, GERMANY - JUNE 14: Rafael Nadal of Spain reacts during his round of 16 match against Lukas Lacko of Slovakia during day four of the Gerry Weber Open at Gerry Weber Stadium on June 14, 2012 in Halle, Germany. (Photo by Dennis Grombkowski/Bongarts/Getty Images)

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Rafael Nadal of Spain returns a ball to Lukas Lacko of Slovakia at the Halle Open ATP tennis tournament in Halle June 14, 2012. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY - Tags: SPORT TENNIS)

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