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When Nadal got mad vs. Kyrgios after being upset in Acapulco. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW

MELBOURNE ORDER OF PLAY. Rafael Nadal, Nick Kyrgios, and will play on Sunday

26 January 2020

Rafael Nadal and Nick Kyrgios have a rather spicy rivalry that started in 2014 when the Australian stunned the world no.1 in Wimbledon playing majestic tennis. Already after their first match, it was clear that the two players were not on the same wavelength. Nick’s game style was not very appreciated by Nadal especially when the Australian was playing his (now) notorious tweeners.

The clash in Acapulco

Last year in Acapulco, Nick and Rafa had an epic clash that the Australian won in 3 sets after saving 3 match points. Kyrgios was in one of his moods with his antics. During the match the Australian was also pretending that he was injured, but eventually he was clearly able to run without any problem.

After the match Rafa gave an incredibly cold handshake and he was extremely harsh when talking about his conqueror after the match saying that he was having no respect for anyone, even for himself.

“He disrespects everyone.” Nadal attacks Kyrgios

PREDICTION. Rafael Nadal vs. Nick Kyrgios

Forecast: Nadal in 3 sets

Head to head 4-3 for Nadal

Rafael Nadal will fight against Nick Kyrgios in the 4^th round for the 8^th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 7 pm (NB) on the Rod Laver Arena.

Rafael Nadal: ranking and results

Currently world no. 1 Rafael reached the 4^th round after beating Hugo Dellien 6-2 6-3 6-0, Federico Delbonis 6-3 7-6⁴ 6-1 and Pablo Carreno-Busta 6-1 6-2 6-4.

Nadal has a 7-2 win-loss record in 2020, 7-2 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Spaniard’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in Brisbane, Perth, Sydney.

Last year at the Australian Open Nadal had to surrender in the final 6-3 6-2 6-3 to Novak Djokovic.

Nick Kyrgios: ranking and results

Ranked no. 26, Kyrgios reached the 4^th round after defeating Lorenzo Sonego 6-2 7-6³ 7-6¹, Gilles Simon 6-2 6-4 4-6 7-5 and Karen Khachanov 6-2 7-6⁵ 6-7⁶ 6-7⁷ 7-6⁸.

Nick has a 6-1 win-loss record in 2020, 6-1 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Australian’s best result of the current year was reaching the semi-finals in Brisbane, Perth, Sydney.

Last year at the Australian Open The Australian lost in the 1^st round 6-4 7-6⁵ 6-4 to Milos Raonic. Nick conquered the title at the Australian Open (juniors) in 2013.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 8^th time that Rafael Nadal and Nick Kyrgios square off. The head to head is 4-3 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), but Kyrgios has a winning record of 2-1 on hard.

The last time that they locked horns, Nadal won 6-3 3-6 7-6⁵ 7-6³ in the 2^nd round in Wimbledon back in 2019.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Rafael Nadal who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Rafael Nadal is the pick to win this match.
Rafael Nadal -> 1.20
Nick Kyrgios -> 4.50

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Last Results

These are the last results of the Australian Open

Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman (6-3 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
Milos RaonicRaonic – Marin CilicCilic (6-4 6-3 7-5) – See score progression