Nadal starts defence of Australian Open title against rising Briton Draper

Nadal starts defence of Australian Open title against rising Briton Draper

Rafael Nadal will begin the defence of his Australian Open crown against the fast-rising Briton Jack Draper while the top seed in the women's draw, Iga Swiatek, launches her quest for a first crown in Melbourne against the unseeded German Jule Niemeier.

Australian Open draw: Rafael Nadal begins title defense with tough test in opening round

By Alasdair Howorth, CNN Defending champion Rafael Nadal will face English youngster Jack Draper in the opening round of the Australian Open in a bid to retain his 2022 crown and extend his grand slam tally. World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz may be missing the tournament through injury, but with the return of Novak Djokovic to the competition, Nadal will be hard pushed to defend his title. Thursday’s draw was not kind to the 22-time major winner: if he…

Australian Open draw: Rafael Nadal begins title defense with tough test in opening round

Defending champion Rafael Nadal will face English youngster Jack Draper in the opening round of the Australian Open in a bid to retain his 2022 crown and extend his grand slam tally.

Draper drawn against Nadal in Australian Open first round, Murray faces Berrettini

British No3 Jack Draper has been drawn to face top seed and defending champion Rafael Nadal in the first round of the Australian Open.

Australian Open draw: Britain’s Jack Draper faces Rafael Nadal in first round

Emma Raducanu will open her campaign against German Tamara Korpatsch if she recovers from an ankle injury in time

Australian Open: Jack Draper to face Rafael Nadal

Jack Draper will face the mammoth first-round task of the 22-times grand-slam champion Rafael Nadal at the Australian Open after a draw ceremony in which the go