Rafa Nadal – Jack Draper 7-5, 0-1
Nadal delivers his serve. Short right, Draper attacks it to go to the net, where he holds firm in the center with a spectacular volley, killing the ball with great success. FIRST BREAK THAT RAFA SUFFERED, WHICH HE HAD JUST DONE IN FAVOR OF THE ONE WHO GAVE HIM THE FIRST SET.
BREAK BALL FOR DRAPER, the first one he faces against Rafa Nadal. He touched the right wrong, long ball.
From 40-15 to the same. Second deuce that Rafa Nadal faces with service.
After game time.
40-15 Rafa Nadal, seeking his first win of the season, his second since the US Open, late August 2022.
Rafa Nadal – Jack Draper 7-5, 0-0
The second set begins, Rafa Nadal serves, very firm today with the service.
Rafa Nadal – Jack Draper 7-5
First set Nadal, the second ball of break came the prize.
At the right time. 54 minutes of very good tennis. Setback from the British to the bottom line, Rafa resists, who then punishes an innocent drop by the rival.
The champion showing an improvement over previous matches. The 21-year-old applicant exhibiting good manners. He sinned in inexperience in this last point, in which he clung like a veteran that is Rafa.
30-40 NADAL, SET BALL. Squeezing a lot. Second ball in addition to break, saved a Draper with a service point in the eighth game.
30-30 Rafa Nadal looked for the set ball. The rest of him went wide by millimeters.
15-30 Nadal, two points from the set. Winning parallel right, a missile that has a prize when measuring left-handed against left-handed.
15-0 Draper, showing his good qualities at 21 years old.
He beat Stefanos Tsitsipas last year in Montreal. He reached the third round of the US Open, was injured playing against Felix Auger-Aliassime. A muscle injury that ended his final part of the season.
Rafa Nadal – Jack Draper 6-5
Nadal play, without problems despite reaching deuce for the first time. At least the tiebreak is guaranteed. It is not little in a set well played by both, in which the serve has been decisive for one and the other to remain in contention for the set.
Nadal advantage, Draper’s unforced error. A gift from the British lefty.
Add 10, one more than Nadal.
First problems with the serve for Nadal.
He has lost three points in a row, from 40-0 to deuce. In front of him he has an explosive rival, young and cheeky.
40-0 Nadal,
who has only given up 2 points with his serve. One with a double fault.
30-0 Nadal, who has 12 winning shots, 9 his rival.
Rafa Nadal – Jack Draper 5-5
Draper Blank Game,
with his sixth ace. The serve to power in this match. A break ball, in the previous turn of the British, which he saved with a good first serve.
30-0 Draper,
that’s five aces. Serving continuously above 200km/h.
Rafa Nadal – Jack Draper 5-4
Game in white Nadal, third in his account.
40-0 Nadal,
third needles. He is untouchable with his serve in this first half hour of the game. The champion begins his title defense,
seeks a third Australian Open, a 23rd Grand Slam.
Rafa Nadal – Jack Draper 4-4
Good response from the rookie Draper before 30-40, the first breaking point of the game. He saved the situation with ease from the serve.
Draper advantage. Nadal’s long right.
equal. Draper’s first open serve,
saves the first break point.
30-40 BREAK NADAL BALL!!!! Backhand to Draper’s network. hot moment.
30-30 Nadal, very fast hunting Draper’s drop.
FIRST TIME IN THE SET THAT THE RECEIVER GETS MORE THAN ONE POINT IN A GAME.
30-15 Draper,
fourth Ace, a speed of 202 km/h.
15-0 Draper,
third needles.
Rafael Nadal pointing out that they have taken to string a racket that he did not play. You have to prepare another looking for an antivibrator.
Rafa Nadal – Jack Draper 4-3
I play 15 Nadal, very comfortable with his service.
40-15 Christmas. The serve prevailing in the match.
15-0 Christmas. Left to which Draper arrives but is sold for Rafa to pass him with a crossed right. Tactics and precision of the Spanish.
Rafa Nadal – Jack Draper 3-3
I play to 15 Draper, a score that has come in all three of his service turns.
30-0 Draper, very firm with his serve. 21 years old, No. 38 in the world. The British, junior Wimbledon finalist in 2018, aims high.
Rafa Nadal – Jack Draper 3-2
I play 15 Nadal,
that closes with his second ace.
40-15 Nadal distributing.
17 exchange hitsRafa’s winning cross inverted right arrives.
15-15 Nadal gives up his first point with serve, an error gives the first point to the rest to his rival after winning nine consecutive points.
15-0 SPECTACULAR NADAL!!! How it has moved the British from one side to another. Draper defends with power, Nadal always has the blow to the other side ready. Great.
Balance of 9-0 in points with serve.
Rafa Nadal – Jack Draper 2-2
Hold on without flinching English, I play 15. Good server.
30-15 Draper, exhibiting a powerful serve and also a decision with the volley.
0-15 Nadal, who arrives like a lightning bolt to the rival’s pot soon to overcome it with a parallel right passing. Ball acceleration from far below. Lots of legs first and then lots of dolls. Explosive. Electric at 36 years old.
Rafa Nadal – Jack Draper 2-1
Second blank game with Rafa Nadal serve. Resounding start. Eager to have good feelings. And at the same time pay respect to a young rival who is debuting in the tournament.
40-0 Christmas. Draper’s first climb, passing backhand cross from Rafa,
that adds seven points in a row with serve.
30-0 Nadal, parallel winning reverse. Hitting hard.
He complained about the balls, which were spent immediately making it difficult to put effects. She advised that he should play flatter to move them. An example now. A resounding shot.
15-0 Nadal, five points in a row with the serve.
Rafa Nadal – Jack Draper 1-1
I play 15 behind the Briton, displaying his serving potential from his 193-centimeter height. Last year he won four ATP Challenger tournaments, was a semifinalist at Eastbourne and a quarterfinalist at the Montreal Masters 1000.
30-15 Draper. Nadal subtracted, won the point by gaining track immediately. He got inside being aggressive on the opponent’s second serve.
30-0 Draper,
primer ace.
Jack Draper has one of his strong points in the serve.
He is 1.93 meters tall.
Rafa Nadal – Jack Draper 1-0
Nadal marking territory from the start.
FIRST ACE, PLAY ON WHITE.
40-0 Nadal, already takes out his fist when putting the first right that Jack Draper cannot control. He needs victories to endorse the work he has been doing.
15-0 Rafa Nadal’s first effective serve to open his 18th Australian Open against a rookie,
who is playing only his seventh Grand Slam match.
Rafa Nadal – Jack Draper 0-0
The match begins. At the service Rafael Nadal.
The game ready for its start. The first to measure both lefties.
Rafa Nadal and Jack Draper start the warm-up at Rod Laver Arena.
The race for the Grand Slams record
Has it
Rafa Nadal with 22 titles, with Novak Djokovic hot on his heels with 21. The fight, now without the retired
Roger Federer, continues in Melbourne, from different parts of the frame. They could only be measured in the final.
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Rafa Nadal, warming up in the corridor between the players’ room and the Rod Laver Arena center. With the,
Carlos Moyà, Marc López and Rafa Maymó. The new member of the technical team, the Argentine Gustavo Marcaccio, who entered after Francis Roig said goodbye, was at the beginning of the tour working with the man from Manacor.
different shape states
Rafa Nadal lost both matches played in the United Cup, against Cameron Norrie (6-3, 3-6, 4-6) and Alex de Minaur (6-3, 1-6, 5-7).
They have lost 6 of the last 7 matches played counting the end of last year. Jack Draper, a powerful player who is growing at 21, made the semifinals last week at the ATP 2 in Adelaide, where he was defeated by the then champion, the South Korean Soonwoo Kwon. This result has allowed him to enjoy from today his best ranking ever: 38th.
An expert against a novice
It is the eighteenth participation of Rafa Nadal, champion in 2009 and 2022. Jack Draper makes his debut in Australia.
Unpublished match between lefties in the center
Rafa Nadal, 36 years old and world number 2, faces for the first time the young British Jack Draper, 21 years old and number 38.
In his duels with lefties like him, the Spaniard has a positive balance of 35-3 in Grand Slam and 114-17 in the total on the professional circuit.
Rafa Nadal begins the defense of the Australian Open, in a few minutes
Hello, good morning in Spain. We started the live narration of the premiere of
Rafael Nadal at the 2023 Australian Open.
The defending champion opens against the British
Jack Draperleft-handed like him.
Not before 4:30 a.m. Center court Rod Laver is now free for the game. In a few minutes, to the main stage of Melbourne Park.
