Top seed Rafael Nadal aims to maintain his perfect record against fellow Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta when our champ takes on his Davis Cup and ATP Cup teammate on Saturday.
Date: January 25, 2020
Match time: Rafa is second match on Rod Laver. Around 3 PM AEDT local time / 11 PM EST – New York, Montreal / 4 AM GMT – United Kingdom / 5 AM CET – Spain, France, Germany, Italy. To convert to your local time, use this website.
The world No. 1 holds a 4-0 ATP Head2Head lead against a countryman. In their only previous hard-court meeting, at 2016 Doha, Carreno Busta won a set against Rafa before the lefty rallied for a three-set victory.
| Year | Event | Surface | RND | Winner | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Roland Garros France |
Outdoor Clay | QF | Rafael Nadal |
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| 2016 | Rio de Janeiro Brazil |
Outdoor Clay | R32 | Rafael Nadal | |
| 2016 | Doha Qatar |
Outdoor Hard | R32 | Rafael Nadal | |
| 2015 | Rio de Janeiro Brazil |
Outdoor Clay | R16 | Rafael Nadal |
Our champ is trying to make the fourth round at the Australian Open for the third straight year.
Rafa is bidding to become the first man in the Open Era to win each Grand Slam twice – and just the third in the sport’s history after Rod Laver and Roy Emerson competed the feat in parts during the amateur era.
GOOD LUCK & VAMOS RAFA!
Rafa congratulation well don champ vamosssss all the way 🎾👍❤️😘🎾👍❤️❤️
Great match today. Well done Rafa.
Much better match today!
That’s more like it Rafa! Impressive stats. You got the job done in quick time. Well done!!!
Going to see Rafa at rod laver today. Sooooo excited. Vamos good luck rafa
Wow…so lucky you are
Congratulations Rafa on Victory
Rafa match against PCB is at 3pm local time…..it is 4 a.m GMT
Today was totally bonkers! I was hoping Stef might put Nole out, but maybe Milos can do it instead?
Rafa vs Pablo is third match on Rod Laver Arena.
Good luck and Vamos Rafa🍀💪❤️
With Serena out, Naomi out, Tsitsipas out and Roger having teetered on the brink, what next? Judging by the way Raonic dispatched Tsitsipas in straight sets with his booming serve, i reckon that he has the best chance of eliminating Djokovic before the final.
Meanwhile Rafa, take care of things against PCB tomorrow in quick time please.