ENTRY LIST MELBOURNE. Nadal confirmed to play. Opelka, Dimitrov, Harris among the top seeds

Rafael Nadal has announced that he will play the Australian Open despite the fact that he got infected by the Coronavirus

Nadal Melbourne

After the Mubadala World Tennis Championship, Rafael Nadal expressed his doubts about playing the Australian Open. It looked almost certain that the Spanish sensation would have skipped the first slam of the year after he announced that he got infected by the coronavirus after Abu Dhabi.

Fortunately, Nadal surprised his fans after announcing that instead, he would play the Australian Open. Actually, Nadal will also compete in a warm-up event in Melbourne that will be played in the first week of January.

Entry list Melbourne ATP 250

After Nadal, Reilly Opelka, Grigor Dimitrov, and Lloyd Harris will be the other top seeds in the ATP250 tournament that will take place in Melbourne.

This is the updated entry list.

Seed Name Rank
1 Rafael Nadal 6
2 Reilly Opelka 26
3 Grigor Dimitrov 28
4 Lloyd Harris 31
5 David Goffin 39
6 Benoit Paire 46
7 Ilya Ivashka 48
8 Dominik Koepfer 54
Mackenzie McDonald 55
Botic van de Zandschulp 57
Alexei Popyrin 61
Tallon Griekspoor 65
Marcos Giron 66
Adrian Mannarino 71
Jordan Thompson 75
Facundo Bagnis 76
Jaume Munar 77
Stefano Travaglia 78
Kevin Anderson 80
Peter Gojowczyk 86
Richard Gasquet 87
(WC) Nick Kyrgios 93

 

Rafael Nadal in 2021

Rafael Nadal

12 - 8win/loss

Hard
2-1
I Hard
0-1
Clay
10-6
38 year old
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2024 Highlights

Currently ranked no.6, the Spaniard played his last match on the 18th of December when he surrendered to world no.14 Denis Shapovalov 6-7(4) 6-3 10-6 in the Bro. in (draw).

During this season the Spaniard has a 24-5 win-loss record. Nadal conquered 2 titles in 2021 in Barcelona and in Rome.

Nadal
Nadal's Record
 

Reilly Opelka in 2021

Reilly Opelka

8 - 10win/loss

Hard
2-8
I Hard
3-1
Grass
3-1
27 year old
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2024 Highlights

At the moment ranked no.26, Opelka played his last match on the 26th of November when he lost to world no.27 Lorenzo Sonego 6-3 7-6(4) in the Rubber 1 of the Davis Cup (draw).

Currently, during this year the American has a compiled 21-23 win-loss record. Reilly Opelka’s best accomplishment of this season was getting to the final in Toronto.

Opelka
Davis Cup
Opelka's Record

Rafael Nadal and Reilly Opelka faced off only once. Their record is 1-0 for Nadal. When they played, Rafael Nadal won 6-4 6-4 in the semifinal in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia) on the 15th of May 2021.

In the following video you can watch the highlights.

Grigor Dimitrov in 2021

Grigor Dimitrov

46 - 18win/loss

Hard
21-7
I Hard
13-5
Clay
8-4
Grass
4-2
33 year old
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2024 Highlights

At the moment ranked no.28, Grigor played his last match on the 4th of November when he lost to world no.3 Alexander Zverev 7-6(4) 6-7(3) 6-3 in the 3rd round in Paris (draw).

Presently, during this year the Bulgarian has a 24-18 record. Grigor Dimitrov’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in San Diego and Indian Wells.

Dimitrov
Paris
Dimitrov's Record

Lloyd Harris in 2021

Ranked world no.31 (career-high), Lloyd played his last match on the 26th of October when he surrendered to world no.8 Casper Ruud 7-5 7-6(2) in the 1st round in Vienna (draw).

During this season Lloyd has a 32-22 win-loss record. Lloyd Harris’s best accomplishment of this year was getting to the final in Dubai.

Harris
Vienna
Harris's Record

Grigor Dimitrov and Lloyd Harris played each other once. The head to head is 1-0 for Harris. When they played, Lloyd Harris won 6-3 3-6 7-6(5) in the 1st round in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) on the 3rd of May 2021.

In the following video you can watch the highlights.

Rafael Nadal

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