Rafael Nadal is in Australia and he has been training in Sydney. The Spanish sensation was meant to clash against Nick Kyrgios and Cameron Norrie. However, Nick withdrew from the event with an injury. Here is a video of Nadal training hard in Sydney.
Rafael Nadal in 2022
Ranked no.2, Rafael played his last match on the 17th of November when he overcame world no.3 Casper Ruud 7-5 7-5 in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
Presently, during this year Nadal achieved an overall 39-8 record. Nadal clinched 4 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, Australian Open, Acapulco and French Open. The Spaniard got to the final in Indian Wells.
Nadal will compete next in Australian Open (Australian Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 16th of January.
Nick Kyrgios in 2022
Ranked world no.22, the Australian played his last match on the 6th of October when he defeated world no.77 Kamil Majchrzak 3-6 6-2 6-2 in the 2nd round in Tokyo (draw)
.Currently, during this season Nick has managed to achieve a composed 37-10 record. This year, the Australian won 1 title in Washington. Kyrgios reached the final in Wimbledon.
He is also scheduled to play in Australian Open (Australian Open) after Adelaide. The main draw will start on the 9th of January.
Rafael Nadal and Nick Kyrgios clashed against each other 9 times. Their actual head to head record is 6-3 for Nadal. Before, the last time they played each other, Rafael Nadal won 7-6(0) 5-7 6-4 in the quarter in Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open) on the 17th of March 2022.
You can watch the highlights in the following video.