Nadal wins against Khachanov in the 3rd round of the Australian Open. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW – AUSTRALIAN OPEN RESULTS

    AUSTRALIAN OPEN - MELBOURNE DRAW AND RESULTS. Nadal aces Khachanov to take on Adrian Mannarino in the 4th round

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    Luke Meyer
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    Prediction and head to head Rafael Nadal vs. Karen Khachanov

    Rafael Nadal topples Karen Khachanov 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-1 in the 3rd round in Melbourne on Friday. Nadal will try to keep the momentum against Adrian Mannarino in the 4th round. The match lasted 2 hours and 50 minutes. Rafael won this tournament once in 2009. Here you can see his history at this event.

    Nadal
    Melbourne
    Nadal's Record

    Nadal added to his prize money $ 120,000 after winning this match. He has won already $ 300,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Nadal will add $ 300,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 600,000 in total.

    Highlights Rafael Nadal vs. Karen Khachanov Australian Open – Melbourne

    Nadal’s Interview

    Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

    Nadal
    Khachanov
    Rafael Nadal
    6-3 6-2 3-6
    6-1
    2h:50
    Karen Khachanov
    118
    118
    Total points
    89
    89
    55
    55
    Winners
    50
    50
    47%
    47%
    Ratio Winners
    56%
    56%
    30
    30
    Unforced
    42
    42
    42%
    42%
    Ratio Unforced
    58%
    58%
    23/26
    23/26
    Net Approaches
    16/26
    16/26
    88%
    88%
    Perc
    62%
    62%
    -- Serve --
    4
    4
    Aces
    14
    14
    6
    6
    Double Faults
    3
    3
    67%
    67%
    1st in
    67%
    67%
    83%
    83%
    1st won
    68%
    68%
    55/66
    55/66
    1st won
    50/73
    50/73
    56%
    56%
    2nd won
    39%
    39%
    18/32
    18/32
    2nd won
    14/36
    14/36
    200
    200
    Fastest serve
    207
    207
    185
    185
    AVG 1st Serve
    186
    186
    158
    158
    AVG 2nd Serve
    165
    165
    -- Break Points --
    5/15
    5/15
    Total
    1/5
    1/5
    33%
    33%
    Won
    20%
    20%
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    At the end of the match, Nadal scored 118 points vs. Khachanov’s 89.

    Nadal

    Rafael served exceptionally well to win 83% of the points (55/66) behind his first serve, and he won 56% points (18/32) on his second serve. Nadal won this match even if he was not so effective in converting his break points as he converted only 33% (5/15) of the procured opportunities.

    Khachanov

    On the other side, the Russian was far from perfect in converting his break points (only 20% – 1/5). That was one of the key issues for his loss.

    After this match, the head to head between Nadal and Khachanov is 8-0 for Rafael.

    Draw and next match H2H: Rafael Nadal vs. Adrian Mannarino – stats

    Nadal will square off with Mannarino in the 4th round.

    This will be the 3rd time that Rafael Nadal and Adrian Mannarino clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

    Rafael Nadal Draw info

    Live score progression and stats

    Nadal had a pretty good kick start of the set after breaking Karen Khachanov in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. That break was the key for Nadal to win the set (6-3) as no one dropped a serve anymore.

    Nadal converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 2nd game (1-0 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, the Spaniard didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

    They played 41 points. The Spaniard conquered the set after winning 13 more points than Khachanov (27-14). Nadal was just too good on serve to drop barely 1 point during his serving games (20-1). Regarding the other side of the net, Karen conceded 7 points on serve (13-7).

    Nadal conquered a good lead at the beginning of the set after breaking Karen Khachanov in the 1st game (1-0). Nadal managed to strengthen his lead after breaking Karen in the 5th (4-1) game before conquering the set (6-2).

    The Spaniard converted 33% of his break points (2/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 4th game (3-1 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, the Russian wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 4th game (1-2 40-A).

    They contested 63 points. Nadal was the winner of the set after clinching 7 points more than Karen (35-28). Rafael surrendered 10 points on serve (19-10). Regarding the other side of the net, Khachanov conceded 16 points on serve (18-16).

    There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that Khachanov grabbed in the 4th game (3-1) before ultimately conquering the set (6-3).

    Nadal lost the 4th game (3-1) when he was comfortably leading 40-0.

    They contested 65 points. Karen was the one to win the set after conquering 9 more points than the Spaniard (37-28). Khachanov conceded 10 points on serve (25-10). On the losing side, Rafael conceded 12 points on serve (18-12).

    Nadal didn’t want to give any chance to the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Karen Khachanov in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. The Spaniard managed to strengthen his lead after breaking Khachanov in the 6th (5-1) game before conquering the set (6-1).

    The Spaniard converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 30-40 and 40-A) and the 6th game (4-1 30-40). On the other side, the Spaniard didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

    They played 38 points. Nadal was the one to win the set after conquering 16 more points than Karen (27-11). Rafael was extremely solid on serve to concede just 2 points (16-2). On the losing side, Khachanov conceded 11 points on serve (9-11).

     

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