Presently up in opposition to Jack Draper in his ongoing Australian Open 2023 first spherical match on the Rod Laver Area on Monday, Rafael Nadal will probably be aiming to bounce again after shedding the second set and seal a win. The Spaniard received the primary set 7-5, however then crashed to a 2-6 defeat within the second set.
The 22-time main singles champion had a novel first on the Rod Laver Area as he could not discover his racquet through the ongoing match. After failing to search out his racquet, Nadal was left in splits after he discovered {that a} ball boy had nicked it. The Spaniard then pulled out one other racquet from his bag.
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Nadal will probably be eyeing to win a record-extending twenty third Grand Slam singles title and can be the defending champion. He received his first Aus Open title in 2009, defeating Roger Federer within the last. In doing so, he turned the primary Spanish participant to win the Aus Open, and it was additionally his first hard-court Grand Slam last. He has additionally had the second-longest match within the Grand Slam’s historical past, beating countryman Fernando Verdasco 6-7(1), 6-4, 7-6(2), 6-7(1), 6-4 within the semi-finals of 2009 Australian Open. The match went for 5 hours and 14 minutes.
In 2022, Nadal received his second Aus Open title, defeating Russia’s Daniil Medvedev within the last. He turned the primary man to win 21 Grand Slams and likewise broke a tie with Federer and Novak Djokovic (each had 20 at the moment). Nadal additionally turned the second participant within the Open Period to win every main twice. Within the Australian Open, he has a win-loss document of 76-15 (win share of 84). He has received the title in 17 makes an attempt advert completed as runners-up in 2012, 2014, 2017 and 2019.