Australian Open 2015, QF: What time does Rafael Nadal play against Tomas Berdych?

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After a straight sets victory over Kevin Anderson in Round 4, Rafael Nadal set the stage for a quarterfinal showdown with No. 7 seed Tomas Berdych at the Australian Open.

Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Time: Rafa’s match is third on Rod Laver Arena in the morning session, so exact time depends on the how long the previous matches last. 

Approximately 2:30 pm local time (Melbourne), 4:30am CET (Spain, France, Germany, Italy), 3:30am GMT (United Kingdom), 10:30pm EST (Monday, Jan 27 – New York, Montreal). To convert to your local time, use this website.

Watch online: Fromsport and ATDHE

Though Rafa owns an impressive 18-3 record over the Czech — he’s won their past 17 encounters — he is looking at his quarter-final match with a clean slate: “Doesn’t matter what happened in the past. It is a different story this time.”

Year Tournament & City Surface Round Winner & Score
2014 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid
Spain
Clay Q Nadal, Rafael
6-4, 6-2 Stats
2014 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami
FL, U.S.A.
Hard S Nadal, Rafael
W/O
2013 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals
Great Britain
Hard RR Nadal, Rafael
6-4, 1-6, 6-3 Stats
2013 Beijing
China
Hard S Nadal, Rafael
4-2 RET Stats
2013 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Cincinnati
OH, U.S.A.
Hard S Nadal, Rafael
7-5, 7-6(4) Stats
2013 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome
Italy
Clay S Nadal, Rafael
6-2, 6-4 Stats
2013 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells
CA, U.S.A.
Hard S Nadal, Rafael
6-4, 7-5 Stats
2012 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome
Italy
Clay Q Nadal, Rafael
6-4, 7-5 Stats
2012 Australian Open
Australia
Hard Q Nadal, Rafael
6-7(5), 7-6(6), 6-4, 6-3 Stats
2011 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami
FL, U.S.A.
Hard Q Nadal, Rafael
6-2, 3-6, 6-3 Stats
2010 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals
London, England
Hard RR Nadal, Rafael
7-6(3), 6-1 Stats
2010 Wimbledon
Great Britain
Grass F Nadal, Rafael
6-3, 7-5, 6-4 Stats
2010 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells
CA, U.S.A.
Hard Q Nadal, Rafael
6-4, 7-6(4) Stats
2009 ESP vs. CZE DC Final
Spain
Clay RR Nadal, Rafael
7-5, 6-0, 6-2
2009 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Cincinnati
OH, U.S.A.
Hard Q Nadal, Rafael
6-4, 7-5 Stats
2008 ATP Masters Series Miami
FL, U.S.A.
Hard S Nadal, Rafael
7-6(6), 6-2 Stats
2007 Wimbledon
Great Britain
Grass Q Nadal, Rafael
7-6(1), 6-4, 6-2 Stats
2007 ATP Masters Series Monte Carlo
Monaco
Clay S Nadal, Rafael
6-0, 7-5 Stats
2006 ATP Masters Series Madrid
Spain
Hard Q Berdych, Tomas
6-3, 7-6(6) Stats
2006 ATP Masters Series Canada
Toronto, Canada
Hard R16 Berdych, Tomas
6-1, 3-6, 6-2 Stats
2005 ATP Masters Series Cincinnati
Ohio, USA
Hard R64 Berdych, Tomas
6-7(4), 6-2, 7-6(3) Stats
2005 Bastad
Sweden
Clay F Nadal, Rafael
2-6, 6-2, 6-4 Stats
 Source: ATP World Tour

9 comments

  1. Great job beating Anderson, but Rafa needs to play less passively/more aggressively to beat Berdych, who’s playing the best tennis of his career right now. He needs to hit the ball flatter, deeper, harder. Put more height on the ball to avoid all those unforced errors into the net. Go for your shots Rafa. Stop playing it safe. You can do it. VAMOS!!!

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