In the final match of the Australian Open Tennis Championship, Russian Daniil Medvedev and Rafael Nadal from Spain will meet.
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On Sunday, January 30, at 11:30 Moscow time, the final men’s singles match of the Australian Open will begin, in which Russian Daniil Medvedev will meet with Spaniard Rafael Nadal. Last year, Russia’s strongest tennis player lost in the decisive match to Serbian Novak Djokovic.
In 2022, the organizers of the tournament increased the prize fund to $ 54 million. In the decisive match, in addition to the title and rating points, there will be a very good amount of prize money at stake. The winner will earn almost $ 3.2 million, and the finalist will earn almost $ 1.6 million.
Rafael Nadal won in Australia back in 2009, and now he is not considered the favorite – bookmakers believe in Medvedev’s victory.
The rivals had previously met four times, and here the Spaniard leads – 3:1. But the last match was just for Medvedev. Another incentive for Medvedev may be the fact that if he wins in Melbourne, he will become the first racket of the world.
Source: rg.ru
