Nadal wraps up the second set but Khachanov manages to avoid falling behind immediately with an important hold to start the third set. Australian Open 2022: Nadal wins second set The Russian digs in to hold and keep this third set on serve. A deft touch at the net brings up break point but Khachanov shows his resolve with a fine volley of his own. Khachanov seems to be cruising to one of his simpler holds of the match at 40-15 only for Nadal to wrestle the game back to deuce. Australian Open 2022: Nadal 1-2 Khachanov That was a brilliant shot and an errant Nadal forehand seals the break. At deuce, Khachanov then ends a long rally with a fantastic high-risk backhand cross-court winner that stops Nadal in his tracks. From 40-0 down, he fought back as Nadal made two uncharacteristically sloppy backhand errors. Khachanov breaks! What a sensational game from the Russian. Australian Open 2022: Nadal 1-3 Khachanov A huge serve keeps the momentum on his side and he grinds out the hold. Somehow the Spaniard is able to keep the point alive but Khachanov rushes into the net and ends it with a deft volley.
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On the third break point of another mammoth game, taking over five minutes to complete, Khachanov wins an exceptional rally, forcing Nadal back with a series of drumming groundstrokes. Khachanov is immediately put under pressure as Nadal attempts to get the break back. Australian Open 2022: Nadal 1-4 Khachanov He’s being aggressive, taking risks and, right now, they’re really paying off. Khachanov has been a completely different force since falling two sets behind. That would have all but guaranteed him of victory in this third set but instead, the pressure is right back on now. Khachanov puts everything into the sixth game of this set, again forcing Nadal to deuce, but he can’t take any of the three break points. Australian Open 2022: Nadal 2-4 Khachanov Khachanov will now have the chance to serve for this set. That’s the only point he can take off the Spaniard’s serve in the game, though. His ball-striking has been brilliant this set and, in the following game, he hits a lightning-fast forehand winner that leaves Nadal looking a little lost. Australian Open 2022: Nadal 3-5 KhachanovĪ great display of serving seals a relatively stress-free hold for Khachanov. He’s still got a mountain to climb at two sets to one down, but he’s back in this match. He’s played Nadal seven times in his career and lost on each occasion. Khachanov holds to love! A brilliant set of tennis by the Russian. Australian Open 2022: Khachanov wins the third set Australian Open 2022: Nadal 1-0 KhachanovĪfter struggling on serve in that third set, Nadal resets and makes a much more assured start. That was a remarkable point and Nadal shouts and punched the air.
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Khachanov had charged in after a huge serve, smacked a forehand deep into the corner of the court but somehow Nadal managed to skewer a backhand down the line at full stretch. Nadal earns another break point at deuce and this time he strikes! What a stunning shot. Khachanov produces an equally fierce winner though to - briefly - alleviate the danger. The Russian’s sliced forehand was a little weak, Nadal quickly runs around it to tee up a forehand of his own, and it fizzes back over the net with unstoppable venom. Nadal brings up a break point with an absolutely fantastic forehand at 30-30. Australian Open 2022: Nadal 2-0 Khachanov The finish line is starting to come into view. Australian Open 2022: Nadal 3-0 KhachanovĪnd now Nadal quickly consolidates the break with a hold to 15. The Spaniard holds to love and is now just two games away from victory. Khachanov holds serve with a fine forehand winner but he’s got no answer to Nadal’s serve at the moment. Australian Open 2022: Nadal 4-1 Khachanov That’s the double break and Nadal will confirm his place in the fourth round very shortly. A stunning shot and he celebrates it wholeheartedly. But Nadal somehow manufactures a stunning cross-court passing shot from way behind the baseline. Khachanov produces a huge serve, follows it with a deep forehand and comes into the net. A terrific forehand then earns a break point. Khachanov invites pressure onto his own serve with a double-fault at 15-15. Australian Open 2022: Nadal 5-1 Khachanov He will be a force to be reckoned with for anyone in the men’s draw. For all the talk of age and rust, the 35-year-old looked fantastic for large parts of that victory. A clinical final game in a match where he’d been forced to dig deep in that third set.
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