PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Nadal, Khachanov, Berrettini and Alcaraz Garfia to play on Rod Laver Arena on Friday – Australian Open

ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Rafael Nadal, Karen Khachanov, Matteo Berrettini and Carlos Alcaraz Garfia are going to compete on Friday at the Australian Open on Rod Laver Arena.

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Rafael Nadal vs. Karen Khachanov

Head to head 6-0 for Nadal

Rafael Nadal will take on Karen Khachanov in the 3^rd round for the 7^th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 9:00 pm on Rod Laver Arena.

Rafael Nadal: ranking and results

Ranked no. 5, Nadal got to the 3^rd round after beating Marcos Giron 6-1 6-4 6-2 and Yannick Hanfmann 6-2 6-3 6-4.

Rafael has a 5-0 win-loss record in 2022, 5-0 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the current season was winning the title in Melbourne where he overcame Maxime Cressy in the final 7-6(6) 6-3.

Last year at the Australian Open The Spaniard lost in the quarter 3-6 2-6 7-6(4) 6-4 7-5 to Stefanos Tsitsipas. The Spaniard won the title at the Australian Open in 2009.

Karen Khachanov: ranking and results

Ranked no. 30, Karen reached the 3^rd round after defeating Denis Kudla 3-6 6-3 6-2 7-6² and Benjamin Bonzi 6-4 6-0 7-5.

The Russian has a 6-2 win-loss record in 2022, 6-2 on hard (See FULL STATS). Karen’s best result of the year was getting to the final in Adelaide.

Last year at the Australian Open Khachanov lost in the 3^rd round 7-6(1) 7-6(5) 7-6(5) to Matteo Berrettini.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 7^th time that Rafael Nadal and Karen Khachanov square off. Their current head to head is 6-0 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), 4-0 on hard.

Before, the last time they fought against each other, Nadal won 6-3 7-6(7) in the Rubber 1 in Davis Cup, Finals, Group B 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 -> 1.24
Karen Khachanov -> 4.45

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Matteo Berrettini vs. Carlos Alcaraz Garfia

Head to head 1-0 for Alcaraz

Matteo Berrettini will play Carlos Alcaraz Garfia in the 3^rd round for the 2^nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 3:00 pm on Rod Laver Arena.

Matteo Berrettini: ranking and results

Ranked no. 7 (career high), the Italian got to the 3^rd round after beating Brandon Nakashima 4-6 6-2 7-6⁵ 6-3 and Stefan Kozlov 6-1 4-6 6-4 6-1.

The Italian has a 3-2 win-loss record in 2022, 3-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open The Italian lost in the 4^th round w/o to Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Carlos Alcaraz Garfia: ranking and results

Ranked no. 31 (career high), Alcaraz reached the 3^rd round after beating Alejandro Tabilo 6-2 6-2 6-3 and Dusan Lajovic 6-2 6-1 7-5.

Carlos has a 2-0 win-loss record in 2022, 2-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open The Spaniard surrendered in the 2^nd round 2-6 6-4 6-4 7-6(5) to Mikael Ymer.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2^nd time that Matteo Berrettini and Carlos Alcaraz Garfia fight against each other. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.

Before, the last time they locked horns, Alcaraz won 6-1 6-7(2) 7-6(5) in the quarter in Vienna back in 2021.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Carlos Alcaraz Garfia who should win in 5 sets.

As per the initial odds, Carlos Alcaraz Garfia is the pick to win this match.
Carlos Alcaraz Garfia -> 2.375
Matteo Berrettini -> 1.64

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Last Results

These are the last results of the Australian Open

• Marin CilicCilic – Norbert GombosGombos (6-2 6-3 3-6 7-6⁶) – Score progression – Stats
• Christopher O ConnellO Connell – Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman (7-6⁶ 6-4 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Daniel EvansEvans – Arthur RinderknechRinderknech (w/o) – Score progression – Stats
• Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Sebastian BaezBaez (7-6¹ 6-7⁵ 6-3 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Kamil MajchrzakMajchrzak (6-4 6-4 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (6-4 6-3 7-6⁵) – Score progression – Stats
• Pablo AndujarAndujar – Alex MolcanMolcan (6-4 7-6⁶ 0-6 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
• Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut – Philipp KohlschreiberKohlschreiber (6-1 6-0 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Andrey RublevRublev – Richard BerankisBerankis (6-4 6-2 6-0) – Score progression – Stats
• Maxime CressyCressy – Tomas MachacMachac (6-1 3-6 6-1 7-6⁵) – Score progression – Stats
• Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime – Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina (7-6⁴ 6-7⁴ 7-6⁵ 7-6⁴) – Score progression – Stats
• Benoit PairePaire – Grigor DimitrovDimitrov (6-4 6-4 6-7⁴ 7-6²) – Score progression – Stats
• Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp – Richard GasquetGasquet (4-6 6-0 4-0 ret.) – Score progression – Stats
• Rafael NadalNadal – Yannick HanfmannHanfmann (6-2 6-3 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Adrian MannarinoMannarino – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (6-4 6-2 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta – Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor (6-3 6-7⁶ 7-6³ 3-6 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Cristian GarinGarin – Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero (6-7¹ 7-6⁴ 2-6 6-2 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Alexander ZverevZverev – John MillmanMillman (6-4 6-4 6-0) – Score progression – Stats
• Sebastian KordaKorda – Corentin MoutetMoutet (3-6 6-4 6-7² 7-5 7-6⁶) – Score progression – Stats
• Lorenzo SonegoSonego – Oscar OtteOtte (2-6 6-2 6-3 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
• Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Soon-Woo KwonKwon (7-6⁶ 6-7³ 6-7⁶ 7-5 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini – Stefan KozlovKozlov (6-1 4-6 6-4 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
• Radu AlbotAlbot – Aleksandar VukicVukic (6-4 7-6⁴ 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Aslan KaratsevKaratsev – Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald (3-6 6-2 6-2 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic – Tommy PaulPaul (7-6⁷ 7-5 7-6⁸) – Score progression – Stats
• Gael MonfilsMonfils – Alexander BublikBublik (6-1 6-0 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Benjamin BonziBonzi (6-4 6-0 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
• Reilly OpelkaOpelka – Dominik KoepferKoepfer (6-4 6-3 7-6⁴) – Score progression – Stats
• Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia – Dusan LajovicLajovic (6-2 6-1 7-5) – Score progression – Stats

Upcoming matches

These are the upcoming matches of the Australian Open

• Andy MurrayMurray – Taro DanielDaniel (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Steve JohnsonJohnson – Jannik SinnerSinner (0-2) – H2H – Prediction
• Nick KyrgiosKyrgios – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (2-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic – Lorenzo SonegoSonego (1-3) – H2H – Prediction
• Gael MonfilsMonfils – Christian GarinGarin (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Sebastian KordaKorda – Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia – Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Alexander ZverevZverev – Radu AlbotAlbot (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Reilly OpelkaOpelka – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Adrian MannarinoMannarino – Aslan KaratsevKaratsev (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Rafael NadalNadal (0-7) – H2H – Prediction
• Pablo AndujarAndujar – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut – Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz (5-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Benoit PairePaire – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (1-3) – H2H – Prediction
• Andrey RublevRublev – Marin CilicCilic (4-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Daniel EvansEvans – Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Christopher O ConnellO Connell – Maxime CressyCressy (0-0) – H2H – Prediction