Rafael Nadal▶ Click here to enlarge
Rafael Nadal (2nd place, Spain) reached the round of 16 in men’s singles at the Australian Open tennis tournament (a total of 80 million Australian dollars, about 68.9 billion won).
Nadal defeated Cameron Nori (69th, UK) 3-0 (7-5 6-2 7-5) in the 3rd round of men’s singles on the 6th day of the tournament held in Melbourne, Australia on the 13th.
Nadal, who has successfully advanced to the round of 16 for 5 consecutive years since 2017, faces Fabio Ponyni (17th place, Italy) in the fourth round.
If Nadal wins this tournament, he will be the first men’s singles player in the major tournament to win the 21st.
Currently, Nadal and Roger Federer (5th place, Switzerland) are tied for first place in the record of the most men’s singles wins in the major tournaments in 20 times. Federer’s absence from this year’s Australian Open gave Nadal a chance to overtake Federer in this event.
Nadal reached the top of the Australian Open once in 2009, and then advanced to the finals in 2012, 2014, 2017, and 2019, but they all finished second.
Nadal is showing off his perfect performance without giving out a set until the 3rd round of this tournament.
Nadal and Pony Ni have a 12-4 advantage over Nadal.
Ashley Barty▶ Click here to enlarge
In the women’s singles, top Sid Ashley Barty (1st place, Australia) beat Ekaterina Alexandrova (32th place, Russia) 2-0 (6-2 6-4) to the round of 16.
Barty, the only Australian player on the home court to advance to the round of 16 men’s and women’s singles in this tournament, will compete with Selby Rogers (57th, USA) to advance to the quarterfinals.
Barty is ahead of Rogers by winning two matches.
If Barty wins, he becomes an Australian player who climbs the top of the Australian Open women’s singles 43 years after Chris O’Neill in 1978.
In men’s singles, 1976 Mark Edmonson was the last Australian Open to win.
From the 14th, the men’s and women’s singles round of 16 will be held.
In men’s singles, Novak Djokovic (1st place, Serbia), who complained of abdominal muscle pain in the 3rd round on the 12th, is pointed out as a variable. Spain), Simona Hallef (2nd place, Romania)-Iga Cibiontech (17th place, Poland) competitions are attracting the attention of fans with’Big Match’.
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