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First set: Fabio Fognini 0-1 Rafael Nadal* (denotes server) Nadal with ball in hand to kick things off on a sun-drenched Rod Laver Arena. It’s 25C in Melbourne today and from the look of things, a perfect day to be playing tennis. Nadal’s up and running, despite a glorious backhand winner down the line from Fognini, who also forces the Spaniard to play some tenacious defence at 30-15.
Not sure if there’s enough space here, but here’s a lit of Nadal’s 20 grand slam titles: Australian Open 2009; French Open 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020; Wimbledon 2008, 2010; US Open 2010, 2013, 2017, 2019).
He’s also accumulated 86 career ATP titles, but notable from the above is the Australian Open entry – it’s by far his least successful slam.
Nadal Fognini H2H:
12-4 overall
1-1 in Grand Slams
Buckle up!@RafaelNadal | @fabiofogna | #AusOpen | #AO2021 pic.twitter.com/Ksreqp9M3n
source https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2021/feb/15/australian-open-2021-tennis-live-scores-day-eight-rafael-nadal-fabio-fognini-ash-barty-shelby-rogers-tv-schedule-draw-results-fixtures-order-of-play-melbourne-park-coverage-latest-news-updates
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