Top seed and world No. 1 Rafael Nadal will face 59th-ranked Argentine lucky loser Leonardo Mayer on Saturday for a berth in the last 16.
Date: 2 September 2017
Match time: Rafa is third on Ashe. Around 3 PM EDT – New York, Montreal / 8 PM BST – United Kingdom / 9 PM CET – Spain, France, Germany, Italy / Sunday 5 AM AEDT – Melbourne. To convert to your local time, use this website.
Rafa on facing Leo Mayer:
He’s playing well and coming in with confidence. He won in Hamburg a few weeks ago and he’s won two good matches here Gasquet and Sugita. Sugita was coming here playing well… I need to play better than what I have done, if I want to have chances of success.
Mayer is 0-3 against Rafa, losing most recently in the third round of his 2014 title run at Roland Garros.
| YEAR | EVENT | SURFACE | RND | WINNER | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Roland Garros France |
Outdoor Clay | R32 | Rafael Nadal | |
| 2013 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells CA, U.S.A. |
Outdoor Hard | R32 | Rafael Nadal |
W/O
|
| 2013 | Acapulco Mexico |
Outdoor Hard | QF | Rafael Nadal | |
| 2012 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells CA, U.S.A. |
Outdoor Hard | R64 | Rafael Nadal |
GOOD LUCK & VAMOS RAFA!
Nice to see rafa smiling but that was awful on my nerves for a set and a half. His next match will be tough so I hope he sorts out what is bothering him before then.
At last , God that was a hard match to watch , what can I say , Congratulations Rafa , but please sort out whatever the problem is if you want to continue in the tournament and have a chance of taking the title and staying at number 1⃣. Night everyone .