Rafael Nadal will play Gael Monfils in the fourth round on Monday – an opponent he holds a 12-2 record against.
Rafa has won the last four meetings, including a 6-1, 6-2, 6-3 victory at the Australian Open in 2014.
Date: January 23, 2017
Match time: It’s the second match of the evening session on Rod Laver Arena and follow the conclusion of the women’s singles clash between Karolina Pliskova and Daria Gavrilova. Approximately 8.30 PM local time / 4.30 AM EST – New York, Montreal / 9.30 AM GMT – United Kingdom / 10.30 AM CET – Spain, France, Germany, Italy. To convert to your local time, use this website.
Rafa on playing Gael Monfils:
He’s the No. 6 in the world, no? He’s playing great. He had an amazing year last year. He started the season again playing very well.
Going to be a big, big match. Very tough one. I need to play my best.
A win would give Rafa his 30th appearance in a Grand Slam quarterfinal.
Monfils on playing Rafa:
It’s always a pleasure to play against Rafa. We had a big battle in Monte-Carlo – he won this one, but I’m going to recover good tonight and I’ll be ready for the next day.
Here are the matches our champ and the often- acrobatic Monfils have played against each other:
| YEAR | EVENT | SURFACE | RND | WINNER | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Monaco |
Outdoor Clay | F | Rafael Nadal | |
| 2015 | Stuttgart Germany |
Outdoor Grass | SF | Rafael Nadal | |
| 2014 | Australian Open Australia |
Outdoor Hard | R32 | Rafael Nadal | |
| 2014 | Doha Qatar |
Outdoor Hard | F | Rafael Nadal | |
| 2012 | Doha Qatar |
Outdoor Hard | SF | Gael Monfils | |
| 2011 | Barcelona Spain |
Outdoor Clay | QF | Rafael Nadal | |
| 2010 | Tokyo Japan |
Outdoor Hard | F | Rafael Nadal | |
| 2010 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid Spain |
Outdoor Clay | QF | Rafael Nadal | |
| 2009 | US Open NY, U.S.A. |
Outdoor Hard | R16 | Rafael Nadal | |
| 2009 | Rotterdam Netherlands |
Indoor Hard | SF | Rafael Nadal | |
| 2009 | Doha Qatar |
Outdoor Hard | QF | Gael Monfils | |
| 2008 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Paris France |
Indoor Hard | R16 | Rafael Nadal | |
| 2006 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome Italy |
Outdoor Clay | SF | Rafael Nadal | |
| 2005 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Monaco |
Outdoor Clay | R64 | Rafael Nadal |
The winner will meet either third seed Milos Raonic or 13th seed Roberto Bautista Agut in the quarter-finals.
GOOD LUCK & VAMOS RAFA!
CONGRATULATIONS RAFA!
Very happy for you with another won match. 😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘🎾🎾🎾🎾👏👏👍👍👍👍👍
Au revoir Monfils…..
RAFA ROCKS
YES, YES, YES!!!!!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🍀🍀🍀🍀🎾🎾🎾🎾
RAFA ROCKS