Nadal, Zverev train together in Melbourne ahead of Australian Open campaign

Rafael Nadal and Alexander Zverev shared the practice court in Melbourne

By
Alex Boyden
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Rafael Nadal And Sascha Zverev

Rafael Nadal and Alexander Zverev are going to be among the top favorites to win the upcoming Australian Open.

Rafa and Sascha are on good terms, and they like to train together every now and then. They decided to share the practice court once again in Melbourne at the Margaret Court Arena.

According to the following video, their training was quite intense.

Rafael Nadal in 2022

Rafael Nadal

4 - 2win/loss

Hard
2-1
Clay
2-1
Rank
512
High
1
37 year old
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Currently the world no.6, the Spaniard played his last match on the 9th of January when he beat world no.75 Maxime Cressy 7-6(6) 6-3 in the final in Melbourne to win his 89th career title.

Currently, during this year Rafael has achieved an overall 3-0 record. Rafael has won 1 title in Melbourne.

Nadal
Melbourne
Nadal's Record
 

Alexander Zverev in 2022

Alexander Zverev

20 - 8win/loss

Hard
18-6
Clay
2-2
Rank
5
High
2
27 year old
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Now ranked no.3 (career-high), Zverev played his last match on the 6th of January when he surrendered to world no.9 Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4 4-6 6-3 in the round robin in the ATP Cup (draw).

At present, during this year Alexander owns an overall 2-1 win-loss record.

Zverev
the ATP Cup
Zverev's Record

Rafael Nadal and Alexander Zverev faced off 9 times. Their current head to head is 6-3 for Nadal. The last time they locked horns, Rafael Nadal won 6-3 6-4 in the quarter in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia) in May 2021.

In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.

Rafael Nadal and Alexander Zverev

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