On Thursday, nine-time champion Rafael Nadal will face Alexander Zverev in the third round of the 2017 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters.
Date: April 20, 2017
Match time: Around 2 PM local time / 8 AM EDT – New York, Montreal / 1 PM BST – United Kingdom / 2 PM CET – Spain, France, Germany, Italy / 10 PM AEDT – Melbourne. To convert to your local time, use this website.
Rafa leads Zverev 2-0 in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series, but the 19-year-old German has pushed him to the brink in both of their meetings.
| YEAR | EVENT | SURFACE | RND | WINNER | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Australian Open Australia |
Outdoor Hard | R32 | Rafael Nadal | |
| 2016 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells CA, U.S.A. |
Outdoor Hard | R16 | Rafael Nadal |
Rafa is 20-5 on the season, which includes runner-up finishes at the Australian Open (l. to Federer), the Abierto Mexicano Telcel (l. to Querrey) and the Miami Open presented by Itau (l. to Federer).
GOOD LUCK & VAMOS RAFA!
Source: ATP World Tour
Brilliant Rafa, way to go😁
Goffin just beat Thiem.
RAFA IS ROCKIN’
So pleased for Goffin who just beat Thiem. Beautiful player to watch.
Rafa your Girlfriend MARY certainly seems to be your good luck charm
Who is Mary? The pigeon?
I think I know what maria is saying. Lol
No Rafas’s girlfriend , apparently Mark Petchey said that he spoke to them at the AO and she is Known as Mary and we should respect Rafa by getting his girlfriend’s name right. I’m so glad someone has cleared it up as i never knew if i should write Mary, Maria or Xisca
I have always referred to her as Mary after having read Rafa’s book. I was surprised when I first joined RNF to realize few had read his book. Rafa was very emphatic about her being called Mary. Only recently she had to tell a reporter she is called Mary.
RAFA ROCKS
Oh Xisca! Glad to hear Rafa isn’t dating the bird.
So funny Rafalite 😀😀😀. Let’s hope it’s a repeat performance in set 2.
We’re getting a repeat.
This is the kind of tennis I like best.
Rafa slaughtering a dangerous up and comer.
If Rafa wins MC he will reach two benchmarks that no man in tennis has reached: 50 titles on clay, and 10 titles at one tournament.
It will be something very significant for the record books.
Just what the doctors ordered! A great set of calm tennis from Rafa. He found his length. Nice drop shots. According to Mark Petchey on SKY, Statistically, Rafa has the best record at the net. Hope he maintains this level in the next set, unlike yesterday!
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VAMOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) VAMOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) VAMOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) Lots of love & happiness !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : )
Incredible!
Zverev sucks today.
Good!
But Nadal has something to do with him sucking.
Wonder if he can regroup for the 2nd set.
Only Djok stands in Rafa’s way to the title.
Don’t worry Rafalite , Rafa has this match signed, sealed and soon to be delivered. Rafa will be the one to buck the trend of today’s shock defeats . ( Don’t mind if it returns for Novak’s match though Lol)
I’m not worried! This has been a cakewalk.
Liking this very much Rafa 😍🤗
Keep it on 🤞🏻😘 VAMOS!! 🎾💪🏼
Susie, such a shame you can’t watch the game Rafa is playing great , and my not so secret crush is umpiring Lol
Oh maria – you have mohammed there too! Will try and catch some. Each highlights but have kept my beady eyes on the score
Sorry Maria my phone has a minimum deposit of its own. I meant will try and catch some highlights
Oh lord – minimum deposit was meant to be mind of its own. Lol
Hi Susie,
Replying here to your comment below about Wimb and Laver Cup.
That’s wonderful you go to Wimb and Laver Cup (don’t know that one.) I’m old enough that in my youth I got tickets to Wimb in the 80s, mind you you had to queue for hours; not being English I had the audacity to jump ahead in line, but got caught and sent to the back again.
It was a memorable day, but don’t ask me who I saw. Never made it to CC.
I am also tennis-obsessed, though Rafa is the cause of all this tennis watching now. I played for quite a few decades till my foot gave out.
I also love live tennis and go when I can in Toronto and hang out on the back courts where you watch up close and personal. Sadly, Rafa hasn’t made it here a few years in a row, so I have never seen him live.
LOL you have a crush on Mohammed? He has his charms.
You know you watch too much tennis when you’re on a first name basis with all the umps. I am.
I like whats his name with the deep deep voice.
Oh i know who you mean rafalite except I don’t know his name! So it’s not that bad. I’m a huge tennis fan and watch whether our rafa is playing or not. I take 2 weeks annual leave for Wimbledon and get into the ballot system early so can get there when I can and I’m going to the laver cup in Prague in sept. Quite obsessed with the sport I’m afraid to say – been watching since I was a young child. Is that bad? Lol
Oh rafalite – please Google the laver cup. It’s a new tournament being played for the 1st year – based on the ryder cup in golf which is England vs rest of the world. For the laver cup ( named after Rod laver of course) it’s Europe vs the rest of the world. Borg captain of Europe and jonny mac captain for the rest of the world. Rafa has signed up to play as has Roger and rumour has it they are playing doubles together. It’s after the us open and only played in the non Olympic years. Gosh i sound so geekish – worth watching on tv I’d say if you can get it. You’d love it im sure – seriously look it up.
Wow this is going too well!
Hope it continues ….
Looking good Rafa, looking good😁
Hear hear Maria 😃 Loving it 😍👍🏻 Way to go dear Rafa 🎾💪🏼
Much better today, he’s getting great depth, and he hit a couple great winners.
Way better today.
Still won’t be easy.
Zverev can hang with Rafa in the long rallies.
Only problem so far: Rafa’s ROS. But it’s just the 3rd game.
This should be a great match. I’m feeling confident in Rafa
C’mon dear Rafa. – Nail this one plz. 😘❤️🍀 Do your very best 🐂👑🇪🇸
VAMOOOS CHAMP!! 🎾💪🏼😘
Rafa, make Andy and Stan’s misfortune your inspiration to get to the final .
NOw Stan is gone too.
There is almost no-one in the top half of the draw (who is a real contender) and Rafa, Djok, Thiem and Zverev in the bottom.
I hate it when that happens!
Wow is all I can say. I only hope that Andy didn’t pull a Rafa number; coming back too quickly after an injury. I am surprised by both of these early loses.
RAFA ROCKS
Another one bites the dust ( or should i say Clay) . Stan the Man is OUT.
Rafa, you better win this. Otherwise Serena may tease you with her eight-weeks-pregnant AO win.
RAFA ROCKS