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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
In the finale
Nadal awaits for either Tsitsipas or Medvedev now.
Game over!!
Nadal wins against Berrettini by 3 to 1 and goes to Australian Open's final!
Break Nadal!
Spaniard breaks Berrettini's serve and will serve for the game! 5/3.
Holds
Nadal faces 15/30, but holds. 4/3.
No one opens up
No breaks yet in the fourth set. 3/3.
Spaniard holds
Nadal closes service game fast again. 3/2
All tied
Berrettini serves well, with strenght, and doesn't allow the opponent to return. 2/2
No points lost
Nadal also does his part with no trouble on the serve. 2/1
Italian holds
Berrettino closes the service game. 1/1
Takes the game back
Nadal begins off, faces 0/30, but closes the service game. 1/0 in the fourth set.
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
Set Berrettini!
World number seven cuts down Nadal's lead with 6/3 win in the third set! 2 to 1 to the spaniard.
Break Berrettini!
Italian plays really agressive, breaks the spaniard's service and serves for the set in 5/3!
Fastly done
Italian wins quickly on the serve, with no points lost. 4/3
Nadal holds
Another win by the server. 3/3
No breaks yet
The two players remain serving well, with great angles and speed on the shots. Berrettini holds the serve. 3/2
Without much trouble
Spaniard loses just one point on the serve and holds. 2/2.
Almost went away
Berrettini opens 40/15, lets Nadal tie it up, but holds the service game afterwards. 2/1.
All tied up in the set
Nadal also holds. 1/1
A little bit of trouble
Italian faces 40/40 on the serve, but holds. 1/0 in the third set.
Second set stats
Nadal x Berrettini
First serve: 50% x 82%
Aces: 1 x 4
Winners: 7 x 8
Unforced errors: 2 x 10
Set for Nadal!
Former number one closes the second set by 6/2 and opens 2 x 0 in the match!
Nadal serves for the set
Berrettini holds. 5/2 for the spaniard.
One game away
Nadal opens 5/1 and gets very close to winning the second set as well.
First game in the set
Berrettini finally wins first game in the second set, with the serve. 4/1 Nadal
Nadal holds
Spaniard faces 0/30, but holds the serve. 4/0
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
Nadal holds
Former world number one remains putting pressure on, with well angulated and deep shots. He holds. 2/0.
Break for Nadal!
Berrettini starts the second set losing his serve, after winning just one point in the game. 1/0 Nadal
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
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!
With some difficulty
Berrettini faces 40/40, but holds the serve. Nadal serves for the set.
Physical Therapist
Berrettini talks quickly with the physio
One game from the set
Nadal faces 30/30 on the serve, but holds. 5/2
Berrettini maintain himself in the set
World number 7 serves well, delivers strong shots and holds. 4/2 Nadal
Spaniard still ahead
Nadal loses just one point on serve and holds to maintain himself ahead by one break. 4/1
Italian's first game
Berrettini face 30/30, but holds and wins first game in the match. 3/1 Nadal
Advantage sustained
Nadal holds the serve and keeps the break ahead advantage. 3/0
Break!
Berrettini wins just one point on his service game and Nadal gains the advantage! 2/0
Rain
The Rod Laver Arena's rooftop is closed as it rains a lot in Melbourne.
Nadal holds
Spaniard uses a lot of deep balls to face a 40/40 and hold the serve. 1/0
The game begins
Nadal on the serve
Players on the court
Nadal and Berrettini warm up for the game
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.
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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+
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.
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.
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.
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.
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)
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)
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.
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Tonight, Rafael Nadal and Matteo Berrettini fight in the semifinal of the Australian Open in the men's single draw.