Rafael Nadal his defense begins with australia tomorrow in Melbourne Park new british Jack Draper. It will be a battle between the lefties to open the difficult path that lies ahead of Manacorí in this contest.
ATP number 2 last season he beat the Russian in the final Daniel Medvedev, but he has a long way to go to repeat the feat. The sensations so far for the champion of 22 Grand Slams They weren’t the best, as their tumultuous end to 2022 added to a shaky start to the year in united cup. to him, nadal defended the color of Spain, but added two defeats against the British Cameron Norrie and the Australian Alex de Minaur.
Lack of confidence and a tough crowd ahead of the two strong opponents nadal in this tournament. Djokovic He marched to the other side of the field, but his presence seemed distant news for the Balearic player. The Serbian did not participate in last year’s tournament, but his return makes defending the title difficult for Manacorí.
To warm up engines nadal have to overcome irregular but talented Jack Draper. The young Briton, currently number 40 in the world, is a player with great conditioning and aggressive tennis. However, he is an up and down tennis player, not only in tournaments, but also in matches. Against Nadal he must be consistent if he wants to have a chance to win. This is the first time the two players will meet on the ATP circuit.
nadal was successful the title twice, in 2009 and in 2022. They have also lost four more finals in a tournament where, since 2007, they have always reached at least quarter finals except for 2016, when he was knocked out in the first round by Fernando Verdasco, and a 2013 in which he could not participate. Therefore, the Spaniard is generally good in this tournament, although he is not very effective in the later rounds.
If you lose this match, nadal will face in the second round the winner of a duel between young Americans as Brandon Nakashima and Mackenzie McDonald. On the other hand, the table includes other prominent players such as Frances Tiafoe, Daniil Medvedev, Hubert Hurkacz, Stefanos Tsitsipas or Felix Auger-AliassimeAlthough the Spaniards still have a lot of work to do to reach those rounds.
When is Nadal – Draper played in Australian Open 2023?
The game is played on dawn from Sunday 15 to Monday 16 Januaryon the third turn of the Rod Laver Arena track and not before 4.30 am
Where to see Nadal – Draper of Australian Open 2023?
The game can be seen by Eurosport and by Eurosport playera platform that exclusively offers australia tomorrow in Spain. You can follow all the information about the match live on Sports World website.
Source: La Verdad
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