Rafael Nadal and Alexei Popyrin are going to clash in a very interesting third round in Madrid. Alexei Popyrin started his run in the Spanish capital from the qualifications.
The Australian already played 4 matches while Nadal played only 1 match against Carlos Alcaraz Garcia when he easily won 6-1 6-2 in 77 minutes. This means that Alexei Popyrin has played more than 5 hours than Rafael Nadal in this specific tournament (6h:36 vs. 1h:17).
Given the different amount of matches played, there are also some other interesting differences between Popyrin and Nadal in this edition of the Madrid Open. For example, it is worth noticing that Popryin already played 100 games vs. Nadal’s 15.
Also, the Australian played 338 points in total while Nadal had to fight only for 56 points. It’s also interesting the Popyrin hit 157 winners vs. Nadal’s 21.
While this means that Popyrin might be a bit tired, he will be definitely more used to the local conditions than his counterpart.
Rafael Nadal and Alexei Popyrin have never faced off.
Nadal in Madrid, ranking, and results in 2021
Currently ranked no.2, Rafael owns a composed 12-2 match record in 2021. The Spaniard is competing in Madrid where he managed to beat Carlos Alcaraz Garfia 6-1 6-2.
Rafael Nadal will take on the world no.76 Alexei Popyrin in the 3rd round on Thursday at 3:00 pm on MANOLO SANTANA STADIUM. In the past, they have never played each other until now in top events.
Nadal clinched 1 title in 2021 in Barcelona.
Rafael won 87 titles in his career: 21 on hard courts, 61 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 4 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Popyrin in Madrid, ranking, and results in 2021
Now the world no.76 (career-high), Alexei achieved an overall 19-7 match record in 2021. Alexei is participating in Madrid where he ousted Federico Coria 6-74 6-4 6-3, Arthur Cazaux 7-5 7-60, Jan-Lennard Struff 6-3 7-64 and Jannik Sinner 7-65 6-2.
Alexei Popyrin will come up against the world no.2 Rafael Nadal in the 3rd round on Thursday at 3:00 pm on MANOLO SANTANA STADIUM. In the past, they have never competed against each other so far in top events.
Alexei clinched 1 title in 2021 in Singapore.
