World No. 1 Rafael Nadal will start his Wimbledon campaign on Tuesday against Israeli veteran Dudi Sela, who is currently ranked No 127 in the world rankings.
Date: July 3, 2018
Match time: Rafa is second match on Center Court. Around 3 PM local time / 10 AM EDT – New York, Montreal / 3 PM BST – United Kingdom / 4 PM CET – Spain, France, Germany, Italy / midnight AEDT – Melbourne. To convert to your local time, use this website.
The two players have only met twice during their careers with Rafa winning both. Their first meeting came in 2015 when Rafa knocked him out in straight sets in the last 32 of the Australian Open. They met again last year at the Miami Masters, our champ again winning comfortably in straight sets.
| Year | Event | Surface | RND | Winner | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami FL, U.S.A. |
Outdoor Hard | R64 | Rafael Nadal | |
| 2015 | Australian Open Australia |
Outdoor Hard | R32 | Rafael Nadal |
Ten years ago, Rafa survived a furious Federer comeback to win his first of two Wimbledon titles. Our champ reached five finals in as many appearances at Wimbledon from 2006-11. He is one of 12 players in the Open Era to lift the trophy multiple times, capturing glory in 2008 and 2010.
Rafa is 43-10 at Wimbledon and has lost in the first round only once, in 2013 against Belgian Steve Darcis.
Dudi Sela reached the Wimbledon fourth round in 2009 (l. Djokovic) and the third round last year (ret. Dimitrov).
GOOD LUCK & VAMOS RAFA!
Source: ATP World Tour
Great results Rafa, first game done and dusted , this could be your year the British and Wimbledon crowd love you
Fantastic match – well done Rafa.
Yay. And he does
Oh im sure rafa will break back!!
WI………WI……..WI………LEADING TWO SETS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) VAMOS SWEETHEART!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) ; ) SOLID SOLID IN EVERY WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) PLUS YOU LOOK SO GREAT WITH YOUR ALL WHITE OUTFIT……..YOU MOVE SO BEAUTIFULLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) GO RAFA GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) THE CROWD IS ENJOYING YOUR BEAUTIFUL TENNIS AND IT IS SO MUCH FUN FOR US FANS OVER EA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) LOVE YOU SWEETHEART KEEP GOING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) UMPIRE IS AWESOME AND IT MAKES FOR A PLEASANT VIEWING OF THE MATCH BIG TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : )
BACKWARD POINT GENIUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : )