Rafael Nadal will face Pablo Cuevas (ranked No. 19) in his opening match on Wednesday at the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati.
Date: August 17, 2016
Time: Approximately 3 PM EDT – Cincinnati, New York, Montreal / 8 PM BST – United Kingdom / 9 PM CEST – Spain, France, Germany, Italy / August 18 – 5 AM AEST – Melbourne. To convert to your local time, use this website.
It will be the fourth meeting between Rafa and Pablo. Our champ leads head-to-head series 2-1.
The Uruguayan player upset Rafa in three sets at the ATP event in Rio earlier this year. With less than 250 Emirates ATP Rankings point to defend for the rest of the year, Pablo is looking towards making a run inside the Top 10.
| YEAR | EVENT | SURFACE | RND | WINNER | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Rio de Janeiro Brazil |
Outdoor Clay | SF | Pablo Cuevas | |
| 2015 | Hamburg Germany |
Outdoor Clay | QF | Rafael Nadal | |
| 2015 | Rio de Janeiro Brazil |
Outdoor Clay | QF | Rafael Nadal |
Rafa won his last hard-court title in Doha two years ago. He carries a 12-6 hard-court record on the season into Cincinnati.
GOOD LUCK & VAMOS RAFA!
Source: ATP World Tour
Enhorabuena Rafa, siga! Habriamos preferido que vence a Pablo en ATP Rio en febrero y en Rio JO frente a Juan Martin. Digo siempre que han mucho en comun, los espanoles y los americanos del Sur. Fiona en Paris
All good wishes Rafael.
Vamos Rafa!!!
Good luck dear Rafa.
En grande forme rafa on est tous derrière lui à cinci 👍👍👍👍❤❤❤❤
All the best of luck sweet Rafa and take good care of yourself 😘🍀
VAMOS Champ 🎾💪😊❤️