Rafael “Rafa” Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player. He is ranked world No. 5 by the Association of Tennis Professionals, has been ranked No. 1 in the ATP rankings for 209 weeks, and has finished as the year-end No. 1 five times.
Nadal: Vs shapovalov prediction| Did win last night| Did win yesterday
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Vs shapovalov prediction:
20-time Major champion Rafael Nadal and 14th seed Denis Shapovalov have set up an exciting quarterfinal showdown at the 2022 Australian Open on Tuesday.
Nadal played a brilliant match to defeat Adrian Mannarino 7-6(14), 6-2, 6-2 in the fourth round. The first set saw both players holding serve until the tie-break, which the Spaniard won 16-14 after 28 minutes. Both players had multiple set points during the tie-break, but the former World No. 1 held his nerve to prevail.
Did win last night:
Rafa Nadal survived a mammoth first-set tiebreaker before going on to beat fellow lefty Adrian Mannarino 7-6(14) 6-2 6-2 and reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open on Sunday, remaining on course for a men’s record 21st Grand Slam title.
Nadal and the Frenchman traded blows from the baseline during an engrossing 30-point tiebreaker lasting almost half an hour. The opening set lasted one hour and 21 minutes.
Did win yesterday:
“The first set was very, very emotional,” sixth seed Nadal, who saved four set points during the tie-breaker, said at Rod Laver Arena.
The next two sets were relatively one-sided as Nadal stepped up his level considerably to win the match. He’s now just three wins away from a record-breaking 21st Grand Slam title and second Australian Open crown.
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Career record | 1035–209 (83.2%)[a] |
Career titles | 89 (4th in the Open Era) |
Highest ranking | No. 1 (18 August 2008) |
Current ranking | No. 5 (17 January 2022)[1] |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | W (2009) |
French Open | W (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) |
Wimbledon | W (2008, 2010) |
US Open | W (2010, 2013, 2017, 2019) |