Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Naomi Osaka, and Serena Williams are among the tennis players that have finally managed to land in Australia to get ready for the quarantine and prepare for the Australian Open. There were 2 “sets” of players. A small group of about 50 people landed in Adelaide and the rest in Melbourne.
Here the video of their landing.
The world's best tennis players are arriving, ready to fight for the first Grand Slam title of 2021. Before the battle can begin they must quarantine for 14 days, take daily COVID-19 tests, physically distance, and practice & train under strictly controlled COVIDSafe conditions. pic.twitter.com/XrJDmc9vCi
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 15, 2021
Novak Djokovic in 2021
Ranked world no.1, Djokovic played his last match on the 21st of November 2020 when he surrendered to Dominic Thiem 7-5 6-7(10) 7-6(5) in the semifinal in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
Rafael Nadal in 2021
Ranked no.2, Nadal played his last match on the 21st of November 2020 when he surrendered to Daniil Medvedev 3-6 7-6(4) 6-3 in the semifinal in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
This season the Spaniard has achieved a compiled 0-0 win-loss record.
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal played each other 56 times. Their record is 29-27 for Djokovic. Previously, the last time when they played each other, Rafael Nadal won 6-0 6-2 7-5 in the final in Paris (French Open) in October 2020.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
Naomi Osaka in 2021
At the moment ranked no.3, the Japanese played her last match on the 12th of September 2020 when she defeated Victoria Azarenka 1-6 6-3 6-3 in the final of the U.S. Open to win her 6th career title.
Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams played each other 3 times. The head to head is 2-1 for Osaka. The last time they fought against each other, Serena Williams won 6-3 6-4 in the quarter in Toronto (Rogers Cup) in August 2019.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
