On Sunday, Rafael Nadal will face 24th seed Diego Schwartzman in the fourth round of the Australian Open.
Date: 21 January 2018
Match time: Rafa is third on Rod Laver Arena. Not before 2.30 PM local time (AEST) / Saturday 10.30 PM EST – New York, Montreal / 3.30 AM GMT – United Kingdom /4.30 AM CET – Spain, France, Germany, Italy. To convert to your local time, use this website.
Rafa on playing Schwartzman:
He’s a player that last year had an amazing year, and this year start again playing so well. So already won three matches here, playing again at very high level. He’s a very complete player.
Being honest, he’s a player that if I don’t play my best, probably I don’t going to win. He’s a player that have all the shots, big control from the baseline, don’t miss much.
He’s able to change directions easy. He’s a player that already played the quarterfinals in the US Open. He’s already in the fourth round.
Tough one, and I need to play my best.
Rafa has won all three of their previous encounters without dropping a set.
| YEAR | EVENT | SURFACE | RND | WINNER | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Monaco |
Outdoor Clay | QF | Rafael Nadal | |
| 2015 | US Open NY, U.S.A. |
Outdoor Hard | R64 | Rafael Nadal | |
| 2013 | Acapulco Mexico |
Outdoor Hard | R32 | Rafael Nadal |
Rafa is bidding to become the first man in the Open Era (since 1968) and only the third in history – after Australians Roy Emerson and Rod Laver – to win each of the four Grand Slam championship trophies twice.
Good luck & Vamos Rafa!
Congrats Rafa! Thank God! What a relief! Hope your body feels ok. Take good rest and wish you all the best!!!
Vamos!!!!
Finally Rafa breaks to take the match after another lengthy, taxing game and 5:53′!!
Exhausting match really.
There are so many things to say about this match but in the end what matter the most are he won despite all and his ability to recover.
I’ll do a summary of his 4 matches before the QF while praying for his recovery.
Congrats to both players. Rafa won but Schwartzman also put a lot of heart out there and played bravely, beautifully in many points. Kudos to little man and wish him the best. I’m sure he’s gained a lot of new fans after this match.
On a side note, Rafa now secures the no 1 rankinking at least after this tournament.
Vamos Rafa and good luck with your recovery and the QF against Cilic.
💪💪🎾🎾🍀🍀
Wow. Rafa soaked up a lot of resistance from the inspired Schwartzman. Great battle from both, but Rafa was not to be denied, however sloppy his game was.
Rafa needs to clean up his act because Cilic looks to be on a mission as well. Get well rested too!
Rainier pls summarize today’s match….badly needed from u..thank u bro