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Match stats

Nadal x Berrettini

Aces: 5 x 14

1st serve points won: 73% x 74%

2nd serve points won: 63% x 44%

Winners: 28 x 38

Unforced errors: 19 x 39

January 28, 2022 1:45 AM ET

In the finale

Nadal awaits for either Tsitsipas or Medvedev now.

January 28, 2022 1:43 AM ET

Game over!!

Nadal wins against Berrettini by 3 to 1 and goes to Australian Open's final!

January 28, 2022 1:42 AM ET

Break Nadal!

Spaniard breaks Berrettini's serve and will serve for the game! 5/3.

January 28, 2022 1:36 AM ET

Holds

Nadal faces 15/30, but holds. 4/3.

January 28, 2022 1:28 AM ET

No one opens up

No breaks yet in the fourth set. 3/3.

January 28, 2022 1:25 AM ET

Spaniard holds

Nadal closes service game fast again. 3/2

January 28, 2022 1:21 AM ET

All tied

Berrettini serves well, with strenght, and doesn't allow the opponent to return. 2/2

January 28, 2022 1:18 AM ET

No points lost

Nadal also does his part with no trouble on the serve. 2/1

January 28, 2022 1:14 AM ET

Italian holds

Berrettino closes the service game. 1/1

January 28, 2022 1:10 AM ET

Takes the game back

Nadal begins off, faces 0/30, but closes the service game. 1/0 in the fourth set.

January 28, 2022 1:07 AM ET

3rd set stats

Nadal x Berrettini

Aces: 1 x 2

Double faults: 1 x 0

First serve points won: 69% x 84%

Second serve: 40% x 55%

Winners: 6 x 6

Unforced errors: 7 x 8

January 28, 2022 1:04 AM ET

Set Berrettini!

World number seven cuts down Nadal's lead with 6/3 win in the third set! 2 to 1 to the spaniard.

January 28, 2022 1:01 AM ET

Break Berrettini!

Italian plays really agressive, breaks the spaniard's service and serves for the set in 5/3!

January 28, 2022 12:58 AM ET

Fastly done

Italian wins quickly on the serve, with no points lost. 4/3

January 28, 2022 12:53 AM ET

Nadal holds

Another win by the server. 3/3

January 28, 2022 12:48 AM ET

No breaks yet

The two players remain serving well, with great angles and speed on the shots. Berrettini holds the serve. 3/2

January 28, 2022 12:44 AM ET

Without much trouble

Spaniard loses just one point on the serve and holds. 2/2.

January 28, 2022 12:39 AM ET

Almost went away

Berrettini opens 40/15, lets Nadal tie it up, but holds the service game afterwards. 2/1.

January 28, 2022 12:35 AM ET

All tied up in the set

Nadal also holds. 1/1

January 28, 2022 12:27 AM ET

A little bit of trouble

Italian faces 40/40 on the serve, but holds. 1/0 in the third set.

January 28, 2022 12:23 AM ET

Second set stats

Nadal x Berrettini

First serve: 50% x 82%

Aces: 1 x 4

Winners: 7 x 8

Unforced errors: 2 x 10

January 28, 2022 12:16 AM ET

Set for Nadal!

Former number one closes the second set by 6/2 and opens 2 x 0 in the match!

January 28, 2022 12:12 AM ET

Nadal serves for the set

Berrettini holds. 5/2 for the spaniard.

January 28, 2022 12:08 AM ET

One game away

Nadal opens 5/1 and gets very close to winning the second set as well.

January 28, 2022 12:03 AM ET

First game in the set

Berrettini finally wins first game in the second set, with the serve. 4/1 Nadal

January 28, 2022 11:58 PM ET

Nadal holds

Spaniard faces 0/30, but holds the serve. 4/0

January 28, 2022 11:54 PM ET

Another break for Nadal!

The italian saves three break points, but loses the serve with a fourth. Nadal with big advantage in the second set. 3/0

January 28, 2022 11:47 PM ET

Nadal holds

Former world number one remains putting pressure on, with well angulated and deep shots. He holds. 2/0.

January 28, 2022 11:40 PM ET

Break for Nadal!

Berrettini starts the second set losing his serve, after winning just one point in the game. 1/0 Nadal

January 28, 2022 11:35 PM ET

First set stats

Nadal x Berrettini

Aces: 0 x 5

Double faults: 0 x 2

1st serve points won: 70% x 81%

2nd serve points won: 60% x 13%

Winners: 7 x 13

Unforced errors: 5 x 14

January 28, 2022 11:33 PM ET

Set Nadal!

Spaniard opens 40/0 on the serve, sees the oponnent tie it up, but holds in the end. 1 set to 0 for him!

January 28, 2022 11:30 PM ET

With some difficulty

Berrettini faces 40/40, but holds the serve. Nadal serves for the set.

January 28, 2022 11:24 PM ET

Physical Therapist

Berrettini talks quickly with the physio

January 28, 2022 11:21 PM ET

One game from the set

Nadal faces 30/30 on the serve, but holds. 5/2

January 28, 2022 11:19 PM ET

Berrettini maintain himself in the set

World number 7 serves well, delivers strong shots and holds. 4/2 Nadal

January 28, 2022 11:15 PM ET

Spaniard still ahead

Nadal loses just one point on serve and holds to maintain himself ahead by one break. 4/1

January 28, 2022 11:10 PM ET

Italian's first game

Berrettini face 30/30, but holds and wins first game in the match. 3/1 Nadal

January 28, 2022 11:06 PM ET

Advantage sustained

Nadal holds the serve and keeps the break ahead advantage. 3/0

January 28, 2022 11:01 PM ET

Break!

Berrettini wins just one point on his service game and Nadal gains the advantage! 2/0

January 27, 2022 10:56 PM ET

Rain

The Rod Laver Arena's rooftop is closed as it rains a lot in Melbourne.

January 27, 2022 10:54 PM ET

Nadal holds

Spaniard uses a lot of deep balls to face a 40/40 and hold the serve. 1/0

January 27, 2022 10:51 PM ET

The game begins

Nadal on the serve

January 27, 2022 10:45 PM ET

Players on the court

Nadal and Berrettini warm up for the game

January 27, 2022 10:37 PM ET

On the other side of the draw

The winner of this Berrettini x Nadal match will face the winner of Stefanos Tsitsipas x Daniil Medvedev in the tournament's final. The russian and the greek will play each other at 3:30am (ET) on this Friday, 28th.

January 27, 2022 9:54 PM ET

Good evening

Soon, Rafael Nadal and Matteo Berrettini will be on the court. Stay tuned.

January 27, 2022 9:47 PM ET

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January 27, 2022 2:26 PM ET

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January 27, 2022 2:21 PM ET

What time is Nadal-Berrettini match for Australian Open?

This is the start time of the game Rafael Nadal vs Matteo Berrettini on January 27th, 2022, in several countries:

Argentina: 0:30 AM (Friday) in ESPN / Star+

Australia: 2:30 PM (Friday) in Nine & Stan Sport

Bolivia: 11:30 PM in ESPN / Star+
Brazil: 0:30 AM (Friday) in ESPN 2 / Star+

 

Canada: 10:30 PM in TSN / RDS
Chile: 0:30 AM (Friday) in ESPN / Star+
Colombia: 10:30 PM in ESPN / Star+
Ecuador: 10:30 PM in ESPN / Star+
USA (ET): 10:30 PM in ESPN

Mexico: 9:30 PM in ESPN / Star+
Spain: 4:30 AM (Friday) in Eurosport
Paraguay: 0:30 AM (Friday) in ESPN / Star+
Peru: 10:30 PM in ESPN / Star+
Uruguay: 0:30 AM (Friday) in ESPN / Star+
Venezuela: 11:30 PM in ESPN / Star+

January 27, 2022 2:16 PM ET

Nadal vs Berrettini Prediction

Off course the 20-time Grand Slam champion has the upper hand in this one, on paper. We will see how it goes on the floor.

January 27, 2022 2:11 PM ET

Head-to-head

The two players only met once before tonight, in 2019, through the US Open's semifinals. Nadal won that game by 3 to 0.

January 27, 2022 2:06 PM ET

Berrettini's history at the tournament

The italian is already with his best campaign at the Australian Open up to date. His goal is now to win his first title not only at the tournament, but in Grand Slams in general.

He only reached the final game in a Grand Slam before in last year's Wimbledon, and the result was a loss to Djokovic by 3 to 1.

In the previous year, Berrettini abandoned the australian major before his fourth round match against Stefanos Tsitsipas.

January 27, 2022 2:01 PM ET

Nadal's history at the tournament

Within his 20 career Grand Slams, the spaniard has only one title in Melbourne. He is now two games away from winning the second, and surpasing Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic for the record of Major titles.

Nadal will try to go to his sixth final at the Australian Open. Since his last conquest at the tournament in 2009, he has four consecutive defeats in the competition's last game, with the latest being in 2019, with a loss to Djokovic by 3 x 0.

In 2020 and 2021, Nadal lost in the quarter-finals, to Dominic Thiem and Stefanos Tsitsipas, respectvily.

January 27, 2022 1:56 PM ET

Berretini's campaign

1st round: 3 x 1 vs Brandon Nakashima

2nd round: 3 x 1 vs Stefan Kozlov

3rd round: 3 x 2 vs Carlos Alcaraz

1/8-finals: 3 x 0 Pablo Carreno-Busta

Quarter-finals: 3 x 2 vs Gael Monfils (Almost four-hour match)

January 27, 2022 1:51 PM ET

Nadal's campaign

1st round: 3 x 0 vs Marcos Giron

2nd round: 3 x 0 vs Yannick Hanfmann

3rd round: 3 x 1 vs Karen Kachanov

1/8-finals: 3 x 0 Adrian Mannarino

Quarter-finals: 3 x 2 vs Denis Shapovalov (Four-hour match)

January 27, 2022 1:46 PM ET

The match will be played at the Rod Laver Arena

The Nadal vs Berrettini match will be played at the Rod Laver Arena, with a capacity of 14.820 people.

The stadium is located within the Melbourne Park, in Melbourne, Australia.

 

January 27, 2022 1:41 PM ET

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Tonight, Rafael Nadal and Matteo Berrettini fight in the semifinal of the Australian Open in the men's single draw.

January 27, 2022 1:36 PM ET
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