Alex de Minaur

Australia and Spain are out of the running in Group D but it's always a big deal when Rafael Nadal steps on the court. He takes on Alex de Minaur tonight.

You can watch all the action live on 9Now. The two countries will continue to battle it out tomorrow and decide who progresses to Perth’s city final. France’s Alizé Cornet and Croatia’s Donna Vekic are playing their second set in Perth after Croatia sealed the first set 6-4.

The Australian defeated Rafa Nadal for the first time, and his next stop will be the Australian Open.

Three times Rafa Nadal and Alex de Miñ aur have met with a balance of three victories for the Spanish tennis player who has a record of 8-1 in sets against this rival. After a good year of Nadal winning the Grand Slams of the Australian Open and Roland Garros. He already made his debut in this tournament and lost against Norrie, who defeated him in two sets. Do not miss any detail of the match with VAVEL's live online minute by minute coverage. follow here in VAVEL The Spanish tennis player only lost or won. The doubles with Paula Badosa this coming Tuesday against the Australians Stosur and Peers 1º Set Rafa Nadal (6-3) Alex de Miñaur 2º Set Rafa Nadal (6-3 1-6) Alex de Miñaur 3º Set Rafa Nadal (6-3 1-6 1-0) Alex de Miñaur 3º Set Rafa Nadal (6-3 1-6 1-1) Alex de Miñaur See you all again!

Rafael Nadal had a disappointing start to the new season as he suffered a three set defeat against Cameron Norrie in his previous game. The Spaniard will have ...

- His only title in the season was at the Atlanta Open in August. They last faced each other way back in 2020 at the ATP Cup in Australia. - He was also part of the victorious Team World at the Laver Cup last year. The defeat is Nadal’s second consecutive loss in the build-up to the Australian Open. In a nail-biting third set, the Australian held his nerve in front of his home crowd to down Nadal 7-5. United Cup Highlights: Nadal vs Minaur Highlights: Alex de Minaur bounced back to clinch a sensational upset win over Rafael Nadal on Monday.

World no. 2 Rafael Nadal is yet to win a match this season. Rafa is 0-2 at the United Cup following a 3-6, 6-1, 7-5 loss to Alex de Minaur in Sydney.

De Minaur held at love with a service winner in game 12 to topple Nadal and deliver a victory for his country in his hometown. Losing the rhythm, Nadal lost serve again in game six after a wild forehand, allowing his rival to serve for the set. Rafa made a better start in the final set, serving well and creating break chances in game two. Alex squandered a game point in the next one and lost serve after a forced volley mistake. Rafa sprayed a forehand error in the fifth game to drop serve and fall behind. Rafa held after deuce in the encounter's first game with a smash winner, and they stayed neck and neck until 2-2.

If Rafael Nadal wanted the questions about his retirement to go away, a second straight loss is not going to help it.

De Minaur also said: “Whenever I get a chance to play for Australia, and I’m a true believer in there being no greater honour than playing for your country. “I knew it was going to be a battle, Rafa is a hell of a competitor. “It’s no secret this is my favourite court in the entire world, so thank you very much. “Rafael Nadal is going through the worst run, resultswise, of his career. Tennis journalist Gaspar Ribeiro Lanca added: “After starting the 2022 season with a 20-0 record, Rafael Nadal starts the 2023 season 0-2. “I was in Los Angeles working calling all of his matches (at the ATP Finals),” Courier said.

It was fourth time lucky for Australian Alex de Minaur who recorded a breakthrough win against Rafael Nadal at the United Cup in Sydney.

"I have two weeks before the Australian Open starts. "It's a big win for myself, one that I really needed. I need to win a couple of matches." I'm gonna cherish and use, take all the confidence from this and be able to hopefully take it to have a good Aussie summer," de Minaur said. The decider was a mixed bag - de Minaur's foot speed and ability to rip out winners from defensive positions against the brute force and experience of Nadal. While not on the biggest stage - the clash was part of a dead tie with Great Britain already progressing to the next round of the competition - it's still one of the best of the 23-year-old's career.

Alex de Minaur needed almost three hours but he was able to defeat Rafael Nadal in three sets 3-6 6-1 7-5 to give Australia a huge point in the United Cup.

It lasted 55 minutes with every point being a proper battle between the players. It was a great battle with the packed stands enjoying every bit of it and the finish was particularly satisfying for the crowd. It was always going to be a very interesting matchup between Nadal and the Speed demon and the latter outran Nadal to the finish line.

It was fourth time lucky for Australian Alex de Minaur, who recorded a breakthrough win against Rafael Nadal at the United Cup in Sydney.

The decider was a mixed bag — de Minaur's foot speed and ability to rip out winners from defensive positions against the brute force and experience of Nadal. "I knew it was going to be a battle — Rafa is a hell of a competitor." "I couldn't be happier to get my first win over Rafa on this court in front of you guys," de Minaur said, acknowledging the city where he grew up.

No Nick Kyrgios, no worries. Alex de Minaur has pulled off the biggest win of his career, knocking over Rafael Nadal to hand the world No.2 his fifth loss ...

Nadal will now head to Melbourne to prepare for his defence of his Australian Open crown in a fortnight’s time. The third set began with a nine-minute game in which De Minaur survived five break points to hold. They will complete their tie against Germany today before facing fellow group winners Great Britain for a place in the final four, also to be played in Sydney from Friday. He lost only one of 27 points when landing his first serve. I knew it was going to be a battle, he’s a hell of a competitor. Every match will be available live on With victories, the process is faster but I need to keep fighting. An equally uncharacteristic unforced error on Nadal’s forehand the next point gave the Australian an early break. For moments I played a very good level of tennis.” At 5-5 in the set, de Minaur managed to break Nadal and then didn’t drop a point to serve out the match, doing so in style with an ace. The dramatic shift in momentum continued in the second set with Nadal and de Minaur breaking each other in the opening two games of the set. I need hours on court.

Alex De Minaur became the fourth Australian player to achieve a singles win over Rafael Nadal and was emot...

"Honestly, whenever I get the chance to play for Australia, I'm a true believer in there being no greater honour than representing your country. Hopefully, I can do Australia proud and play some good tennis over the next coming weeks. "I just said to myself, 'See ball, hit ball', and it worked out. I knew it was going to be a battle. "There's no secret that this is my favourite court in the entire world. READ MORE:

Alex de Minaur has claimed the biggest win of his career at the United Cup, overcoming Rafael Nadal in a stunning comeback victory at Ken Rosewall Arena.

“I couldn’t be happier to get my first win over Rafa on this court … Alex de Minaur has saved his best performance over Rafael Nadal for his favourite court of Ken Rosewall Arena. Alex de Minaur has claimed the biggest win of his career at the United Cup, overcoming Rafael Nadal in a stunning comeback victory at Ken Rosewall Arena.

Alex de Minaur has pulled off one of the biggest wins of his career, defeating World No.2 Rafael Nadal on Monday night (AEDT) in Sydney.

I've had so many great memories, and I've been able to add another one to it. I'm extremely stoked." "I'm gonna cherish and use, take all the confidence from this and be able to hopefully take it to have a good Aussie summer. [due to the absence of Nick Kyrgios](https://www.sportingnews.com/au/tennis/news/nick-kyrgios-withdraws-united-cup-eve-tournament-commencing/hoczvfgbrj9cpoykfkbukjov), but will be unable to help Australia out of the early stages after Great Britain sealed to spot in Group D. [Alex de Minaur](https://www.sportingnews.com/au/tennis/news/rafael-nadal-alex-de-minaur-united-cup-match/gw8ymjmcvkvnwgln6n9fesrs) has pulled off one of the biggest wins of his career, defeating World No.2 [Rafael Nadal](https://www.sportingnews.com/us/tennis/news/rafael-nadal-us-open-criticism-rinky-hijikata/xzawykuaefypmnyldeken3jm) on Monday night (AEDT) in Sydney. De Minaur fell behind early against Nadal, dropping the first set and a break in the second, before rebounding to secure a 3-6 6-1 7-5 victory and put the Aussies in the lead against Spain.