Australia expanded 2023 officially started on January 16. The first Grand Slam of the year will take place within 2 weeks, which lasts until January 29.
In Australia expanded 2023, each application will have 128 players participating in the official round. Of these, 16 players won tickets through the qualifying round. 32 names will be ranked seeds. This year, with the absence of Carlos Alcaraz due to injury, Rafael Nadal is the No. 1 seed in the men's singles.
After crossing Jack Draper in the first round, Nadal was officially present in the second round. Here, his opponent Mackenzie McDonald. The two players will meet around 11:00 am this morning 18/1.
Nadal came to Australia this year with the goal of defending the championship. Last season, he had a classic comeback against Daniil Medvedev in the final to be crowned. Shortly thereafter, the King of the Platform also took the throne in France to expand to pocket the 22nd Grand Slam title in his career.
However, Nadal's chances of winning the Australian championship are not overestimated. The main reason comes from age and health issues when the Spanish tennis player has struggled with injuries many times. In addition, this year's tournament also welcomed the return of Novak Djokovic – a 'Australian hunting expert' and is in high form.
On the eve of the first Grand Slam of the year, Nadal also made the fans worried. Together with Spain to attend the United Cup, the King of the Plenozoa fought to lose both men's matches. The bulls team also had to stop in the group stage with quite bad achievements.
On the other side of the battle line, McDonald is currently ranked 65 in the world. He won tickets to the second round after the dramatic victory over Brandon Nakashima. The match ratio is 7-6 (5), 7-6 (1), 1-6, 6-7 (10), 6-4.
Predict the match results: Nadal 3-1 McDonald
Information McDonald vs Nadal
– Tournament: Australia Australia expands 2023
– Round 2 of men's singles
– The yard: hard
– Time: 11:00 pm on 18/1/2023
– Location: Australia
– Directly on the channel: K+Sport2
