Top seed and defending champion Rafael Nadal continues his US Open campaign as he takes on 22-year-old Karen Khachanov for a place in the fourth round.
Date: Friday, 31 August 2018
Match time: Around 1.30 PM EDT – New York, Montreal / 6.30 PM BST – United Kingdom / 7.30 PM CET – Spain, France, Germany, Italy / Saturday 3.30 AM AEDT – Melbourne. To convert to your local time, use this website.
Rafa holds a lifetime 4-0 advantage over the 6-foot-6 Russian. The pair played a tight match just weeks ago in Toronto, with our champ emerging the victor 7-6, 6-4.
| Year | Event | Surface | RND | Winner | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Canada Canada |
Outdoor Hard | SF | Rafael Nadal | |
| 2018 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Monaco |
Outdoor Clay | R16 | Rafael Nadal | |
| 2017 | Beijing China |
Outdoor Hard | R16 | Rafael Nadal | |
| 2017 | Wimbledon Great Britain |
Outdoor Grass | R32 | Rafael Nadal |
Rafa on playing Khachanov:
He’s a great opponent. He’s a great player. Young, strong, I played against him in Toronto three weeks ago. It was a tough one.
I’m excited to play that match and I hope it will be a good one. I need to play well to try to be through and that’s what I’m looking for.
GOOD LUCK & VAMOS RAFA!
Source: ATP World Tour
yOU MADE IT! BEST FOR THE NEXT ONE!
Phew! Thank God you got through Rafa!!!
Rest your body and think of all that you could work on.
Wish you all the best in your next match , champ!
You are the best!!!
Wow! That was a blockbuster. Rafa survived a stern test. Kachanov has my total admiration and i think he’ll certainly be doing great things in the future. Basilashvilli next. Meanwhile, rest that knee champ.
Well done Rafa. He had some good competition from a young man who i quite like – no tantrums and no dramas. A close match. But rafa will need to recover fast.
Hats off to khachanov. Huge respect from Rafans
I need attleast two days to recover
Yay congrats Rafa and rafans
Yes yes yes one more point
Looking good, Rafa! Vamos vamos vamos!
Hang in there. You can do it Rafa💪💪we all sending u positive energy
This is so tense
Feel,like watching a horror movie
Rafa needs to stay calmer when closing out matches. Too many loose desperat shots. This is what happened to him against Novak at Wimbledon.
Nerves. He’s been here so many times! Deep breaths Rafa!
Sick. Serving for the match and get broken to love? Come on Rafa no more drama!
Khachanov will not go away without a fight. Whatever the outcome of this match, he has my respect.
Close this out Rafa!
I agree Mac. A very mature demeanour too.
Yes, Khachanov doesn’t loook phased at all. He did say in his interview, just before coming on to court, that he would not change anything in his game. A mark of confidence.
Bollocks
That’s right Susie. When has this happened before with Rafa being broken to love while serving out a match?
He needs to avoid a fifth set at all costs.
I can hardly breath. O please don’t take it to fifth set
Not over yett
Cmon rafa – serve it out. Please!