Rafael Nadal His defense begins Australian Open Championship in Melbourne Park before the British Jack Draper. It will be a duel between left-handers to open the difficult path that Manakuri awaits in this tournament.
Figure 2 of ATP Last season he beat the Russian in the final Daniel Medvedev, but he still has a long way to go to repeat this feat. Sensations so far for a hero 22 Grand Slam They weren’t the best, adding a turbulent end to 2022 to a hesitant start to the year in Federation Cup. In which, Nadal He defended the colors of Spain, but added two defeats to the British Cameron Nouri and aussie Alex de Minor.
The lack of confidence and the tough team ahead will be tough opponents Nadal in this tournament. Djokovic He runs across the other part of the field, but his presence still seems like distant news to the Balearic player. The Serb did not participate in the tournament last year, but his return makes defending the title more difficult for Manakuri.
to warm up the engines Nadal He must overcome oddities but talented people Jack Draper. The young Briton, currently ranked 40th in the world, is a player of great conditioning and aggressive tennis. However, he is an up and down tennis player, not only during tournaments, but also during matches. He has to be consistent in front of Nadal if he wants to have a chance at winning. This will be the first time the two players have met on the ATP circuit.
Nadal conquered Title twice, in 2009 and 2022. They’ve also lost four other finals in a tournament they’ve always reached at least since 2007 Quarterfinals Except for 2016, when he was knocked out in the first round Fernando VerdascoAnd 2013, in which he could not participate. Therefore, the Spaniard is usually very good at this tournament, although he is not very effective in the final rounds.
If you beat this match, Nadal He will face in the second round the winner of a duel among young Americans Brandon Nakashima and Mackenzie McDonald. On the other hand, backgammon includes other famous players such as Francis Tiafoe, Daniel Medvedev, Hubert Horkacz, Stefanos Tsitsipas or Felix Auger-AliassimeAlthough the Spaniards still had a lot of work to do to get to those rounds.
When is Nadal-Draper playing at the 2023 Australian Open?
The game is played in Early morning Sunday 15th to Monday 16th Januaryin the third round of Rod Laver Arena and Not before 4:30 am
Where do you see Nadal-Draper at the 2023 Australian Open?
The game can be seen Eurosport and by Eurosport playerIt is an exclusive platform Australian Open Championship In Spain. You can follow all information related to the match directly at Sports World website.
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