Rafael Nadal look for his pass to the round of 16, the first of the final rounds, of the Australian Open 2022, in a demanding match against the Russian Karen Khachanov. Despite the fact that the background is clearly favorable to the Spanish player, the Russian is a solvent rival who has achieved great results.
Khachanov, 25 years old, is the current number 30 of the ATP and it was the subcampen olmpico in Tokyo 2020. A regular in the winning Davis Cup team of his country, he has four titles to date -among them the Pars-Bercy Masters 1,000 in 2018, the last by the way that he has won, but in Australia the third round counts as the best result, which he reached in 2020 and 2021. Among his triumphs against ‘top 10’ we can find Zverev, Del Potro, Isner or Thiem. In Melbourne he has beaten the American Kudla and the French Bonzi.
Rafael Nadal has started the year excellently, winning the Melbourne Summer Set on title number 89 of your professional career. In this Australian Open he has dismounted the American Marcos Girn and the German Yannick Hanfmann. The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam he hasn’t won at least twice in his career: se proclam campen and 2009 and reached the final in 2012, 14, 17 and 19.
Nadal and Khachanov have met seven times, with the Spaniard winning so far all the games. The last precedent occurred in the 2019 Davis Cup finals (6-3, 7-6). In Grand Slam they played in the third round of the 2018 US Open, winning Nadal 5-7, 7-5, 7-6, 7-6.
At what time is the Australian Open match between Rafael Nadal and Karen Khachanov played?
The match of the third round of the Australian Open 2022 between Rafael Nadal y Karen Khachanov I know how to play in it second shift of the night session of the Rod Laver Arena. This will begin at nine in the morning, Spanish peninsular time, with the women’s match between Ashleigh Barty and Camila Giorgi, with which Nadal’s match will begin probably around 10:30.
How can you watch the Australian Open match between Rafael Nadal and Karen Khachanov on television and online?
The match between Raphael Nadal y Karen Khachanov, from the third round of Open de Australia 2022, can be seen live on television and online through Eurosport, which exclusively broadcasts the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. Eurosport is accessible through platforms such as Movistar+ and DAZN, and for its services goes internet Eurosport Player and Eurosport App.
