Australian Open 2021 order of play – Rafa Nadal and Ash Barty in action on day eight

The fourth spherical continues on day eight of the Australian Open, and all eyes are on Rafael Nadal and Ash Barty in Melbourne.

We check out among the finest matches to look out for at Melbourne Park.

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The house favorite Ash Barty is in motion as she faces off towards American Shelby Rogers. Barty is the clear favorite regardless of her occasional issues with a thigh pressure and, whereas there will not be any followers in attendance to help her, she could also be feeling the strain.

Stefanos Tsitsipas is a part of an all-top-10 fourth spherical match with the fifth seed taking over ninth seed Matteo Berrettini.

Mackenzie McDonald v Daniil Medvedev and Rafael Nadal’s match-up with Fabio Fognini ought to make for an eventful day’s play.

Rafael Nadal may even see Novak Djokovic’s drawback with an belly muscle damage as a chance to win his first Australian Open since 2009.

Nevertheless, he has bodily complaints of his personal. The Spaniard has adopted a extra aggressive fashion to counter issues he’s having together with his again, and whereas it has been profitable to this point it might open up a chance for Italian Fabio Fognini.

At 34, Nadal now not has the identical health and energy at his disposal, however he will not wish to let this uncommon alternative cross.

Simone Bolelli and Maximo Gonzalez will tackle Bruno Soares and Jamie Murray of their third spherical males’s doubles match. Leylah Fernandez and Heather Watson will play Sharon Fichman and Giulana Olmos within the girls’s third spherical tie.

Day session – midnight UK time

Jessica Pegula (USA) v Elina Svitolina (UKR) [5]

Donna Vekic (CRO) [28] v Jennifer Brady (USA) [22]

Fabio Fognini (ITA) [16] v Rafa Nadal (ESP) [2]

Evening session – 8am UK time

Ash Barty (AUS) [1] v Shelby Rogers (USA)

Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) [5] v Matteo Berrettini (ITA) [9]

Day session – Not earlier than 1:30am UK time

Mackenzie McDonald (USA) v Daniil Medvedev (RUS) [4]

Andrey Rublev (RUS) [7] v Casper Ruud (NOR) [24]

Elise Mertens (BEL) [18] v Karolina Muchova (CZE) [25]

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