After crushing Frenchman Richard Gasquet in the early hours of Saturday morning to Sunday (6/0, 6/1, 7/5), Rafa Nadal will face Frances Tiafoe in the US Open round of 16 on Mondaynumber 26 in the world, and presumably a competitor who can pose problems.
Majorcan tennis player level in the last major of the year, which He aspires to win his third Grand Slam title in 2022 After winning his second time in Australia and his 14th Roland Garros Championship, he is going from least to most, but more slowly than required. Nadal admitted that he did not play well against Fognini – he came back from the score 4-2 in the second after losing the first – and did not play well against Gasquet despite the big result and beat him for the 18th time in the same number. Clashes.
Nadal and Tiafoe met twice Until now, Both in 2019. The first, in the Australian Open quarter-final, the same surface as at Flushing Meadows, with Mallorcan winning in three sets (6/3, 6/4, 6/2). And the second in the round of 16 of the Masters 1000 in Madrid, with another win for the tennis player from Manacor 6/3 and 6/4. And therefore, He hasn’t given up on the set yet.
The match between Nadal and Tiafo will be played no later than 8:00 pm Peninsula time in Spain (2 pm in New York) It can be seen by Eurosport (order 66). A schedule that Nadal misses, loves to play in the sun and the heat.
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