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
Great match today. Good luck and Vamos Rafa <3
Yes Fan love, Maria England is correct. I heard it too. Peter Fleming in the SKY commentary box pretended to be Zverev wishing the racquet he smashed was Rafa. I think Peter Fleming is so funny. He just brought a little light humour to Zerev’s meltdown 😀😀😀
Peter Fleming will never say such rude words….he is a fine, politically correct commentator….. it was the guy next to him……which OFTEN makes irrelevant atrocious meaningless comments.
BUT HEY……enough said about that ……LETS KEEP REJOICING with RAFA’S BEAUTIFUL VICTORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) : ) ; ) : )
Sorry Fan love, but the fine politically correct commentator Peter Fleming spoke those words. But he was JOKING
********************holy smokes……..YOU ARE RIGHT……yesterday, it was tired Fleming who made the inappropriate comments when Sacha acted out ……. Goodness gracious…..sorry to admit that it is Fleming indeed the odd ball who appears to have make all these bias comments during many previous matches …… Rafa is so beautiful it takes high Tennis knowledge to recognize his full brilliance……Gosh, …… Sorry to say but all along over the years , I had mistaken poor odd Fleming with someone else….YUCK…….he is the one who puts princess r on an imagery pedestal…..he is the one who always gears his comments covering Nadal’s opponent game, and keeps dead silence when Rafa hits spectacular winners…… Please take notice HE SOUNDS SO UNPROFESSIONAL & TIRED ……. Thankfully, Mark has a more sensible approach with realistic positive feed back. Leave & learn……: )
VAMOS SWEETHEART!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) CONGRATULATIONS sweetheart on your feisty…… speedy…… SOLID and graceful 6:1 6:1 CHAMPION VICTORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) YEH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) WHAT A BEAUTIFUL, POWERFUL TENNIS DISPLAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) You are so magnificently TALENTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) YEH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) : ) 🙂 : ) Very very happy for you sweetheart!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) VAMOS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) Your Tennis brilliance is such a joy to witness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) VAMOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) VAMOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) VAMOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) EVERYTHING YOU DID WAS STUNNING & OUTSTANDING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) A GREAT CLASSY MATCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) Enjoy your BEAUTIFUL TENNIS CHAMP & have lots of fun celebrating your BRILLIANT VICTORY !!!!!!!!!! : ) We love you dear Rafa , and feel very happy for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) : ) : ) : ) ENJOY THE REPLAY……: ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) & keep smiling!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) It was obvious you had fun playing….. ci…..ci…..ci….. those amazing RETURNS…..& …..REACH…….& …..AN ACE……and VOLLEYS…….& solid Serve game…….all with your full heart. You were in your precious focus, playing humbly point by point gliding and striding and enjoying yourself on the court!!!!!!!!! : ) YES……THAT’S WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) It is beautiful to see it all………THANK YOU & MUCHAS GRACIAS MANY TIMES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) Your determination and fantastic strength and court command spoke volumes of how brilliant you are dear Rafa, and how fortunate the crowd and Tennis fans are to be witnessing such classy Tennis !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) VAMOS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) VAMOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) VAMOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) Enjoy a great evening and a beautiful tomorrow !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) VAMOS & Lots of love & happiness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) Take great joy & pride with your well earned and much deserved win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : )
The Djok got out of jail against Simon. Praying that he won’t have such a lucky escape now against Pablo CB. Dare to underestimate the underdog!
Poor Sasha on his birthday too. I’m sure he will eat cake after licking his wounds. Scowls too much for my liking but his face lights up when he decides to smile. Usually a really good player too
How easily the so called Rafa fans( some of them) starts doubting Rafa’s ability when they see a good player across the net. A message for them- HE IS RAFA FREAKING NADAL.THE KING
100% correct. Thanks for voicing it.
RAFA ROCKS
Is it just me, or are the doubters extremely quite all of a sudden?? 😏
VAMOS RAFA#KING OF CLAY!! 🎾💪🏼👑💖
Simply amazing match. – You played brilliantly Rafa. Congratulations champ. A pure pleasure to watch 😍😃🤗😘
VAMOS and all the best of luck at the next round. – Keep it up! 🎾💪🏼😅❤️🍀