World No. 1 Rafael Nadal leads Spain into battle against Australia as the two nations clash in the ATP Cup semifinals on Saturday night in Sydney.
Our champ seeks his third consecutive win over Alex De Minaur when he takes on young Aussie in the second rubber of this ATP Cup semi-final. He recorded identical 6-1 6-2 6-4 victories over De Minaur in their two previous matches at Wimbledon 2018 and the 2019 Australian Open.
Date: January 11, 2020
Match time: Around 8 PM local time / 4 AM EST – New York, Montreal / 9 AM GMT – United Kingdom / 10 AM CET – Spain, France, Germany, Italy / 8 PM AEDT – Melbourne. To convert to your local time, use this website.
“De Minaur is going to be a big challenge too,” said Rafa. “He’s a great player. Young with a lot of energy.”
Schedule of play:
- Rubber 1: Kyrgios vs Bautista Agur
- Rubber 2: De Minaur vs Nadal
- Rubber 3: To be decided
SPAIN: 1. Rafael Nadal 2. Roberto Bautista Agut 3. Pablo Carreno Busta 4. Albert Ramos-Vinolas 5. Feliciano Lopez. Captain: Francisco Roig.
AUSTRALIA: 1. Alex de Minaur 2. Nick Kyrgios 3. John Millman 4. John Peers 5. Chris Guccione. Captain: Lleyton Hewitt.
Wow! Finally Normal Rafa comes back
Worried for Rafa for tomorrow though his level dropped 😒😒😒
Rafa in three! Vamos💪❤️
Wow that was a miracle
I think… a miracle occurred. Rafa woke up…
Rafa has no answers for this kid. Sad 😭
So far, Rafa hasn’t made any inroads into the De Minaur serve. Worrying!
This isn’t going well!
Heartbreaking to see Rafa struggling like this 😐😒
Can we please have our old format back RNF??? This one takes too long for posts and no like options. Can’t watch Aussie open without my fellow Rafans support. I m already nervous.
I have to say that I preferred the old option as well, if there’s a way of getting it back. Thanks for the continued updates, but I did like the old one better!
Rafan, several of us have requested the same from RNF website operators, but so far we’ve been ignored. Looks like they don’t really care. It would be nice if i were to be proved wrong.
To Rafan website operators:
PLEASE BRING BACK THE THUMBS UP/DOWN OPTION!!! It’s important as part o tthe interaction we have as Rafa fans.
Rafa looks like a shade of himself out there. Probably because of his opponent’s brilliance. First set is history.
Clear your head and get stuck into this match Rafa!
De Minaur is inspired and playing with more aggression just like Goffin. Rafa is too defensive and needs to ramp it up.
True Lorna, Rafa needs to up his game. Seems restricted iwith movements at times.
Come on rafa
Come on Rafa ! U can do it. Vamos💪💪💪
Well done RBA. Solid all the way through. Now it’s Rafa’s turn. Spain is in the driving seat, but as we know, Rafa will take nothing for granted. Just do it champ!
Jim Courier in the commentary box said: concentration is the absence of irrelevant thoughts. Not asking you and the Spanish Team to concentrate as your ability to focus comes naturally.
Play with your heart and soul! Think SPAIN! And just do it!
Go Rafa Go, Good luck and Vamos Rafa
VAMOS SWEETHEART!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DAY AND LOTS OF FUN PLAYING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) IT WILL BE A GREAT MATCH FOR YOU AND ENJOY EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) WE LOVE YOU AND VERY HAPPY FOR YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) VAMOS SWEETHEART AND ENJOY YOUR GORGEOUS FEISTY BEAUTIFUL TENNIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) CI…….CI……..CI………AND WI……….WI……..WI………KEEP GOING AND KEEP SMILING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) YOU HAD SO MANY AMAZING BRIGHT POINTS………POWERFUL FH…….AND BH…………AND GORGEOUS SERVE……………….AND YOUR INSPIRING FORCE IS SO DELIGHTFUL TO WATCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) IT IS ALL FOR FUN AND YOU MAKE IT VERY VERY SPECIAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) YOU ARE GLIDING AND SLIDING AND RUNNING UNBELIEVABLE FORCE FORWARD HEAD ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) VAMOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES SWEETHEART!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) VERY IMPRESSIVE HOW YOU KEPT UP YOUR INNER DRIVE AND STRENGTH AND KEPT UP YOUR BRILLIANCE AND ENERGY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) WE LOVE YOU SWEETHEART AND SENDING LOTS OF LOVE AND HAPPINESS AND VAMOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) VAMOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) VAMOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) HAPPINESS AND FUN ITS ALL ABOUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) GO RAFA GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOX
Rafa good luck tomorrow vamosssssssss champ 👍🍷🎾❤️😘🇺🇸👍🎾❤️😘🇺🇸👍🎾❤️😘
Good luck and Vamos Rafa❤️
Watch his reactions and use them RAfa. You can do this….know ypurself!!?? Vamos!!!
All the best to you against Alex! 🍀 Vamos Rafa💪❤️