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.
Rafael Nadal vs. Karen Khachanov
Head to head 6-0 for Nadal
Rafael Nadal will take on Karen Khachanov in the 3rd round for the 7th 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 3rd 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 3rd 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 3rd round 7-6(1) 7-6(5) 7-6(5) to Matteo Berrettini.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 7th 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 3rd round for the 2nd 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 3rd 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 4th round w/o to Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Carlos Alcaraz Garfia: ranking and results
Ranked no. 31 (career high), Alcaraz reached the 3rd 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 2nd round 2-6 6-4 6-4 7-6(5) to Mikael Ymer.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 2nd 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