Tennis
Nadal may face Medvedev again right away! A duel with Djokovic is also on the horizon
On Sunday, Rafael Nadal dominated the Australian Open and became the tennis king in the form of 21 Grand Slams. In the final, he defeated Daniil Medvedev, whom he may face again immediately. And the first possible clash of the season with Djokovic is already known.
On Sunday, Rafael Nadal dominated the Australian Open and became the tennis king in the form of 21 Grand Slams. In the final, he defeated Daniil Medvedev, whom he may face again immediately. And the first possible clash of this season with Djokovic is already known.
After an extremely demanding Australian Open, Nadal took this week off to regain all his lost strength. But from February 7 he will start preparing for the next official tournament, the Open 500 in Acapulco.
Nadal has won three times in Mexico, most recently in his last appearance in 2020. Moreover, the organisers in Acapulco are counting on an all-time best turnout this year, as five members of the top 10 will be in action. Daniil Medvedev (2), Alexander Zverev (3), Stefanos Tsitsipas (4), Rafael Nadal (5) and Matteo Berrettini (6).
Only Novak Djokovic, who cannot travel to Mexico due to vaccinations, will not be playing in Acapulco, so he chose Dubai, where he can only compete in the PCR test.
The tournament will take place from 21 to 26 February. There is regularly a great atmosphere in Mexico, with the spectators setting a record in 2019 when over 55,000 came.
It will be the first time since Melbourne that Rafael Nadal and Daniil Medvedev, two rivals from the Australian Open final, will be able to face each other. If it comes to a duel, the Russian tennis player will surely want revenge.
The Spanish tennis player is also expected to play the Masters 1000 in Montecarlo, which he has won 11 times. There he could face Novak Djokovic for the first time this season.
Before Rolland Garros, Nadal is also expected to play in Indian Wells and Miami, then the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell, the Mutua Madrid Open and the Masters 1000 de Roma. Of course, if his health and especially his leg hold up.
The Mallorca native has made no secret of the fact that, due to an incurable leg injury, he will have to adapt his body to the workload and, if necessary, skip some tournaments to be ready for the grand slams.
Source: Marca
