Melbourne, Australia, / 19.01.2022 09:35:26
The number five in the world, Rafael Nadal, showed again at 35 years old that he is still one of the most complicated opponents in the entire ATP. This Wednesday, the Spanish settled in the third round of Australian Open after defeating German Yannick Hanfmann. Naomi Osaka too did the same by eliminating Madison Brengle from the women’s singles.
Nadal, who came to the second round inspired after eliminating the American Marcos Giron, did not disappoint in the second round and, just as he did in the second round, dispatched Yannick Hanfmann in solo tres sets despite the resistance put up by his rival in the last episode. The native of Manacor he took the match 6-2, 6-3 and 6-4.
However, things were not so simple for the fifth best in the world, since he had to seal his feat with 30 winning shots by committing 26 errors. Total, needed five match points to be able to beat the German.
The Friday Nadal will play their duel third round against the russian Karen Khachanov, whom he has defeated on all seven occasions they have faced each other. Despite this, Rafa is not confident: “It’s always a challenge, even more so in my current situation.”
Osaka, a firm step for the two-time championship
Naomi continues to put in some great matches heading into her second consecutive Australian Open. the japanese stamped his pass to third round after winning 6-0 and 6-4 to the american Madison Brengle on the Rod Laver court.
Despite Brengle’s resistance, the Japanese showed no mercy and physically demanded a lot from Madison, which was unable to respond to his more powerful and frantic blows. The Thursday Osaka se will face to the american Anisimova in the third episode of the women’s singles from Australia.
