NATIONAL GAME! Much more accurate and safe the Balearic with his serve and play! In the first set he was condemned by some errors that, for now, he is not showing. First break of the second set.1 – 2[ SET 2 ]Great forehand from the bottom of the court by Rafael Nadal that beats Frances Tiafoe and gets the point15 – 40Rafael Nadal’s second topspin serve, Frances Tiafoe cannot specify the rest and the ball goes out15 – 30Frances Tiafoe with a volley close to the net gets the point
0 – 30Frances Tiafoe smashes her forehand into the net0 – 15Rafael Nadal’s second topspin serve, Frances Tiafoe cannot specify the rest and the ball goes outTIAFOE GAME! The North American is intractable! The service is brutal and makes it almost impossible to subtract.1 – 1[ SET 2 ]Ace by Frances Tiafoe with a flat serve that Rafael Nadal cannot return
40 – 15Rafael Nadal crashes his forehand into the net30 – 15Frances Tiafoe smashes her backhand into the net30 – 0Frances Tiafoe’s flat serve, the rest of Rafael Nadal goes out15 – 0Rafael Nadal’s passing shot goes wide
NATIONAL GAME! He takes the first serve of this second set!0 – 1[ SET 2 ]Rafael Nadal’s second topspin serve, Frances Tiafoe cannot specify the rest and the ball goes out0 – 40Rafael Nadal’s second topspin serve, Frances Tiafoe cannot specify the rest and the ball goes out0 – 30Frances Tiafoe smashes her backhand into the net
0 – 15Rafael Nadal’s flat serve, the rest of Frances Tiafoe goes outAfter 10 minutes of medical attention for Rafa… THE SECOND SET BEGINS!GAME AND SET FOR FRANCES TIAFOE! What a partial the North American has scored, strengthened by his serve, against a Nadal who could not do anything to the rest! He has to go back to the Balearic Islands.6 – 4[ SET 1 ]Great volley from midcourt by Frances Tiafoe that beats Rafael Nadal and gets the point
40 – 30Great backhand shot from the bottom of the court by Rafael Nadal that beats Frances Tiafoe and gets the point40 – 15Frances Tiafoe misses her second serve, double fault40 – 0Rafael Nadal’s forehand goes wide30 – 0Great backhand shot from the bottom of the court by Frances Tiafoe that beats Rafael Nadal and gets the point
15 – 0Rafael Nadal crashes his forehand into the netDO YOUR HOMEWORK RAFA! A complicated and important moment for the future of the meeting! Tiafoe serves to win the set.5 – 4[ SET 1 ]Rafael Nadal’s second topspin serve, Frances Tiafoe cannot specify the rest and the ball goes out30 – 40Great volley from half court by Rafael Nadal that beats Frances Tiafoe and gets the point
30 – 30Great forehand return by Frances Tiafoe that beats Rafael Nadal and gets the point0 – 15Frances Tiafoe’s forehand goes wideCONFIRM THE BREAK TIAFOE! Nadal fought until the end, but he did not get a single opportunity to break. Tiafoe’s powerful service, which makes it almost impossible to beat the rest on his first serve.5 – 3[ SET 1 ]Great forehand from the bottom of the court by Frances Tiafoe that beats Rafael Nadal and gets the point
AD – 40Ace by Frances Tiafoe with a flat serve that Rafael Nadal cannot return40 – 40Rafael Nadal’s impressive passing shot from the back of the court beats Frances Tiafoe and serves him to win the pointAD – 40Great backhand shot from the bottom of the court by Frances Tiafoe that beats Rafael Nadal and gets the point40 – 40Rafael Nadal’s impressive passing shot from the back of the court beats Frances Tiafoe and serves him to win the point
AD – 40Ace by Frances Tiafoe with a flat serve that Rafael Nadal cannot return40 – 40Great backhand shot from the bottom of the court by Rafael Nadal that beats Frances Tiafoe and gets the point40 – 30Great forehand from the bottom of the court by Frances Tiafoe that beats Rafael Nadal and gets the point30 – 30Great forehand from the center of the court by Frances Tiafoe that beats Rafael Nadal and gets the point
15 – 30Frances Tiafoe’s second topspin service, Rafael Nadal cannot specify the rest and the ball goes out0 – 30Frances Tiafoe smashes her forehand into the net0 – 15Frances Tiafoe smashes her backhand into the netBREAK TIAFOE! He provokes Nadal’s errors with shots close to the line and goes 4-3 with serve in this first set of the match!
4 – 3[ SET 1 ]Rafael Nadal’s forehand goes wide40 – 30Rafael Nadal’s backhand goes wide30 – 30Frances Tiafoe smashes her backhand into the net30 – 15Frances Tiafoe’s drop shot goes wide
30 – 0Rafael Nadal’s forehand goes wide15 – 0Rafael Nadal crashes his forehand into the netI play Tiafoe! Now Nadal was closer to looking for the break, but the American’s good endurance thanks to his powerful serve to stay in the fight.3 – 3[ SET 1 ]Frances Tiafoe’s second topspin service, Rafael Nadal cannot specify the rest and the ball goes out
AD – 40Frances Tiafoe’s flat serve, the rest of Rafael Nadal goes out40 – 40Rafael Nadal’s fabulous backhand return that Frances Tiafoe fails to return40 – 30Rafael Nadal’s forehand goes wide30 – 30Rafael Nadal’s forehand goes wide
15 – 30Great forehand from the bottom of the court by Rafael Nadal that beats Frances Tiafoe and gets the point15 – 15Ace by Frances Tiafoe with a flat serve that Rafael Nadal cannot return0 – 15Frances Tiafoe fails to get past the net with her volleyNATIONAL GAME! Close game we are watching! Tiafoe holds Nadal’s services well and there is no game that has been played that has been won with solvency.
2 – 3[ SET 1 ]Rafael Nadal’s flat serve, the rest of Frances Tiafoe goes out30 – 40Rafael Nadal’s backhand goes wide15 – 40Rafael Nadal’s flat serve, the rest of Frances Tiafoe goes out15 – 30Rafael Nadal’s flat serve, the rest of Frances Tiafoe goes out
15 – 15Rafael Nadal’s forehand goes wide0 – 15Rafael Nadal’s impressive passing shot from the back of the court beats Frances Tiafoe and serves him to win the pointI play Tiafoe! Powerful serve of the North American that prevents the Balearic from taking over the rest. Better Nadal in the second serve, but without being able to snatch the service.2 – 2[ SET 1 ]Rafael Nadal’s forehand goes wide
40 – 30Ace by Frances Tiafoe with a flat serve that Rafael Nadal cannot return30 – 30Frances Tiafoe smashes her backhand into the net30 – 15Rafael Nadal’s backhand goes wide15 – 15Ace by Frances Tiafoe with a flat serve that Rafael Nadal cannot return
0 – 15Rafael Nadal’s impressive passing shot from the back of the court beats Frances Tiafoe and serves him to win the pointGAME FOR RAFA! 2-1! The Balearic Islands maintains the initiative to serve! His forehand started off not working well, but he’s already putting in all without a hitch and causing the American’s mistake.1 – 2[ SET 1 ]Frances Tiafoe’s forehand goes wide15 – 40Great forehand from the center of the court by Rafael Nadal that beats Frances Tiafoe and gets the point
15 – 30Frances Tiafoe with a volley close to the net gets the point0 – 30Great forehand from the bottom of the court by Rafael Nadal that beats Frances Tiafoe and gets the point0 – 15Rafael Nadal’s flat serve, the rest of Frances Tiafoe goes out1 – 1[ SET 1 ]Rafael Nadal crashes his forehand into the net
40 – 0Frances Tiafoe’s flat serve, the rest of Rafael Nadal goes out30 – 0Frances Tiafoe’s second topspin service, Rafael Nadal cannot specify the rest and the ball goes out15 – 0Rafael Nadal’s forehand goes wideNATIONAL GAME! Rafa’s mistakes, but that the Balearic did not accuse! In his first serves, he has been accurate and endured with the seconds.
0 – 1[ SET 1 ]Rafael Nadal’s second topspin serve, Frances Tiafoe cannot specify the rest and the ball goes out30 – 40Frances Tiafoe’s backhand went out30 – 30Rafael Nadal misses his second serve, double fault15 – 30Rafael Nadal’s forehand goes wide
0 – 30Ace by Rafael Nadal with a flat serve that Frances Tiafoe cannot return0 – 15Rafael Nadal’s flat serve, the rest of Frances Tiafoe goes outSTARTS THE MATCH!The two tennis players are already jumping onto the playing court! In a few moments, after the service draw and the warm-up, the match between the American and the Spanish tennis player will begin!
Don’t go too far! After the clash of the women’s category between Kvitova and Pegula, with the victory of the American, the match between Tiafoe and Nadal is expected to start in 15-20 minutes. We wait for you!The American tennis player has reached this round after beating his compatriot Marcos Giron, Jason Kubler and Diego Schwartzman.Tiafoe also reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon this year, and at the US Open in 2020 and 2021, but did not advance to the quarterfinals.Frances Tiafoe is already in his second best participation in a Grand Slam after the quarterfinals he reached at the Australian Open in 2019, when he fell to his rival today.
One of those meetings was, precisely, in a Grand Slam, at the Australian Open, with the Spaniard winning in just three sets. The other duel, at the Masters 1000 in Madrid with no set of the American in favor of him in the same way.And it is that the American tennis player and the Spanish have faced each other twice before, both in 2019 and with the same result: Rafa Nadal’s victory.The Balearic seeks to win his 23rd Grand Slam in his career and for this he will face a Frances Tiafoe wanting revenge.Rafa Nadal has reached the quarterfinals in the last four editions of the US Open, reaching the semifinals in the last three and winning two of them: 2017 and 2019.
Rafa Nadal disputes the round of 16 after beating Rinky Hijikata, Fabio Fognini and Richard Gasquet.Good afternoon everyone and welcome to yet another match of this US Open! Round of 16 turn! Rafa Nadal’s turn to continue advancing in this Grand Slam! His opponent today: Frances Tiafoe.
