Rafael Nadal shared the practice court the Weber Felix Auger Aliassime in Melbourne on Thursday. Rafael Nadal left for Melbourne on Wednesday to get ready for the defense of his Australian Open title (16 to 29) after his participation in the first United Cup, which resulted in two losses to Cameron Norrie and Alex de Minaur. Rafa will it rain on Friday with Alexander Zverev.
The defending champ is in the house 💪@RafaelNadal | #PracticePass | #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/4RBWlF11PL
— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) January 6, 2023
Rafael Nadal in 2023
Ranked world no.2, Nadal played his last match on the 2nd of January when he was defeated by world no.24 Alex De Minaur 3-6 6-1 7-5 in the round robin in Australia (draw).
At the moment, during this season Rafael has a composed 0-2 match record.
Nadal will play next at the Australian Open (Australian Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 16th of January.
Felix Auger-Aliassime in 2023
Currently ranked no.6 (career-high), the Canadian played his last match on the 2nd of January when he lost to world no.120 Alexei Popyrin 6-4 7-6(5) in the 1st round in Adelaide (draw).
This season Felix has managed to achieve an overall 0-1 win-loss record.
Auger-Aliassime will play next at the Australian Open (Australian Open). He will start to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 16th of January.
Rafael Nadal and Felix Auger-Aliassime played each other 3 times. Their current record is 2-1 for Nadal. Previously, the last time they played, Felix Auger-Aliassime won 6-3 6-4 in the round robin in Turin (Nitto ATP Finals) in November 2022.
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