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Australian Open 2022: Ace is Rafael Nadal's draw for the 2022 Australian Open

Australian Open 2022: Ace is Rafael Nadal’s draw for the 2022 Australian Open

TAfter the Australian Open draw, which was held last Thursday, sixth seed Rafael Nadal will face American Marcos Giron, 66th in the ATP rankings, and Which he had never encountered in the professional arena.

After Nadal can be measured with local player Kokkinakis (No. 145 in the world), before a hypothetical crossover with Russia’s Khachanov. Alexander Zverev, third in the world racket, would be the Spaniard’s main stumbling block in some theoretical circles.

Balearic, who arrives with confidence After winning the title at the 250 Melbourne Open against Maxime Crissy, He defends Chambers of the last edition where he lost to Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas.

It must be remembered that this time the Spaniard arrived in Australia before, specifically on December 31 and went directly to training at Rod Laver Arena. He had overcome the Corona virus after he tested positive on December 19 upon his return from Abu Dhabi.

Ace starts “Armada” in Melbourne

As for the rest of Spain’s participation, Carlos Alcaraz (31) will start with a player from the previous stage. Pedro Martinez faced Argentine Federico Delbonis. Pablo Carrillo (19 years old) is waiting for “Quality”. Carlos Taberner playing with Dominic Kupffer; Khumi Munnar will have a rough start with Aslan Karatsev (18); Pablo Andagar opened with Ilya Ivashka; Roberto Bautista plays with Stefano Trafaglia. In front of Albert Ramos will be Sebastian Pez; Roberto Karpoles starts with Ricardas Beranques and Alejandro Davidovich against Alex Bolt.