On Monday, two-time champion Rafael Nadal will open his 12th US Open against Uzbekistan’s Denis Istomin, who reached the fourth round in New York in 2012 but is 7-20 this season.
Date: August 29, 2016
Match time: Rafa is third on Arthur Ashe Stadium. Approximately 2 PM EDT – New York, Montreal / 7 PM BST – United Kingdom / 8 PM CEST – Spain, France, Germany, Italy / August 30 – 4 AM AEST – Melbourne. To convert to your local time, use this website.
Rafa and Denis have met four times and Rafa has won all four meetings. The most recent match was in the 2014 Miami Masters, a match Rafa won in 13 games. This will be the third match on hard court.
| YEAR | EVENT | SURFACE | RND | WINNER | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami FL, U.S.A. |
Outdoor Hard | R32 | Rafael Nadal | |
| 2012 | Roland Garros France |
Outdoor Clay | R64 | Rafael Nadal | |
| 2010 | US Open NY, U.S.A. |
Outdoor Hard | R64 | Rafael Nadal | |
| 2010 | London / Queen’s Club Great Britain |
Outdoor Grass | R16 | Rafael Nadal |
Rafa is 34-11 on the season (13-7 on hard) with titles at ATP Masters 1000 MonteCarlo and Barcelona.
Good luck and Vamos Rafa!
Source: ATP World Tour
Phew ! I’m glad that match is done and dusted . Rafa is obviously not feeling 100 % with a lingering cold that he had in Cincinnati, his team need to dose him up if he has any chance to go deep into this tournament . The first set was great ,but oh Rafa the second was a bit of a struggle Uncle Tony’s face said it all, I think he will be having words with you in the changing room . I was getting worried that having your hair cut had zapped your strength like Samson ( and Delilah) . Some beautiful shots in the third set to lead you victory. Lovely to see that your whole family are in the US supporting you this week .Rafa love the hair, the smile, the beads of sweat when you shake your head , the snarl and the left eyebrow that has a life of its own but not a fan of the gobbing NO ! get rest ( and some cough medicine) and I will look forward to seeing you in the next round . Oh Rafa you are just so cute , go on then gob away!🎾☀🗽🐄😍
True. Not nice to see the “gobbing”, I also have to say that… But I guess there was no other way, as the caughing seems to be very persistent. He already did it in Rio (?) or Cincy?
Anyway, he really seems to have a very big cold, poor Rafa. I hate colds! They stay for weeks rob a lot of energy, and make you often feel pretty sick and dumpish.
VAMOS & OLA DEAR RAFA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) US OPEN HERE WE COME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) Beautiful 2 sets with Aces & net brilliance and your fantastic movements & returns!!!!! VAMOS VAMOS VAMOS SWEETHEART!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) : ) : ) : ) Love watching you slide and reach and so incredibly FOCUSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) : ) : )
Duh! Mark Petchey Rafa’s slower now than when he first started well shock horror what a stupid thing to say. Rafa your looking cool and may I say your shorter hair looks great and has knocked years of you. The shadows on court couldn’t be helped but were annoying enough to watch let alone play . Rafa your doing great one set up , and may I say I’m loving your quirky opponent ( as long as he keeps losing)🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸
I’m with you on not being a fan of Berdych he’s a bit cold ,but I can’t take to Raonic when he’s on court he comes across dare I say a bit snotty and the brace popping out doesn’t help , he also reminds me of a toad ( don’t know why ) but when he’s interviewed he’s lovely. I also like Carla square Navaro (probably spelt that completely wrong) personality wise she reminds me of Rafa . Still we all have the best in common Mr Nadal which is out on court now.😘🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸
LOL I wont be able to look at Raonic in the same way now!
Now for the nerves to kick in:(
Hi Teresa , I guess we will never really know what goes on ,but if he is having problems in his private life it might explain why when he has lost he has not redacted in his normal way of breaking rackets or having a tantrum but has been the complete opposite and quite emotional. It nice to see that McEnroe thinks this way as I can justify ( a little) the way I feel about Novak and know its not just me being biased
The way I perceived it was that Novak had a brilliant run and was exhausted. Winning RG and Wimbledon is a record in itself so maybe he was resigned to losing at that point. His post match response was almost word for word Rafa’s in the same situation. In my overactive imagination, I thought the emotion was fake and he was drawing from Rafa’s show of emotion and the likeability it gives him. But then, I question my own bias when it comes to him. but realise there was always something about him that didn’t appeal even in the early days when he was not on top of his game. I cant really explain why I like Monfils, Raonic and Roddick but dislike Berdych, Sharapova and Novak – it just happens. Saying that I like Novak’s comedy and the respect he has shown Rafa in restraining his imitations when he thought they might embarrass him e.g. he looks to Rafa for permission and stops short of pulling his shorts so must possess some sensitivity. Who knows, once he starts losing, I might like him more;)