According to many Rafael Nadal was on a collision course with Alexander Zverev at the Australian Open. However, that did not happen after Denis Shapovalov defeated the German in straight sets.
During the press conference that followed Rafael Nadal’s successful match against Mannarino, the Spanish sensation revealed that he was not surprised that Shapovalov defeated Zverev. Rafa commented:
“[I was surprised] Not that much. I mean, he [Zverev] was a bit favorite probably because of his ranking, but was not a clear favorite, Sascha in that match, no?
Everybody knows as I said before, how good is Denis when he’s playing well. So of course you didn’t expect a three-sets victory, but that is what happened. I didn’t see the match, of course, but that said, of course, Denis played a great game.
I don’t know if Sascha played well or not, but even considering Sascha was not playing fantastic today, to win in straight sets against Sascha is because he played a fantastic match, no? Surprise? Very little. Honestly, no, it was not a clear match at all.”
Nadal at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2022
Currently the world no.5, Nadal has achieved an overall 7-0 record in 2022. The Spaniard is currently having a run at the Australian Open where he overcame Marcos Giron 6-1 6-4 6-2, Yannick Hanfmann 6-2 6-3 6-4, Karen Khachanov 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-1 and Adrian Mannarino 7-614 6-2 6-2.
Rafael Nadal will come up against the world no.14 Denis Shapovalov in the quarter on Tuesday at 2:00 pm on Rod Laver Arena. Their head to head is 3-1 for Nadal.
The Spaniard has won 1 title in 2022 in Melbourne.
Rafael won 89 titles in his career: 22 on hard courts, 62 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 4 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Shapovalov at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2022
WWWLWWWWLL Currently ranked no.14, the Canadian has a composed 7-1 win-loss record in 2022. Denis is now having a run at the Australian Open where he beat Laslo Djere 7-63 6-4 3-6 7-63, Soon-Woo Kwon 7-66 6-73 6-76 7-5 6-2, Reilly Opelka 7-64 4-6 6-3 6-4 and Alexander Zverev 6-3 7-65 6-3.
Denis Shapovalov will compete against the world no.5 Rafael Nadal in the quarter on Tuesday at 2:00 pm on Rod Laver Arena. Their actual record is 3-1 for Nadal.
Rafael Nadal and Denis Shapovalov fought against each other 4 times. Their actual head to head record is 3-1 for Nadal. Before, the last time they squared off, Rafael Nadal won 3-6 6-4 7-6(3) in the 3rd round in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia) in May 2021.
In the video below you can watch the highlights.
Alexander Zverev in 2022
WLLWWWWLWW Now the world no.3 (career-high), Alexander played his last match on the 23rd of January when he lost to world no.14 Denis Shapovalov 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3 in the 4th round in Australian Open (draw).
This year Zverev has a 5-2 match record.
