Adrian Mannarino offers himself a place in the round of 16 of the Australian Open, facing a big client…
The 69th in the world in the ATP ranking Adrian Mannarino, overcame the Russian Aslan Karatsev (15th) during the 3rd round, in four sets 7-6 (7/4), 6-7 (4/7), 7-5, 6-4 after a fight ended at more than 2:30 a.m.
He will face a giant in the person of Rafael Nadal, who defeated Russian Karen Khachanov in the third round (6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1).
The 5th in the world has a very good physical level, after being injured for more than a year in the foot, then affected by the covid at the end of December.
The match should be scheduled for Sunday, while another Frenchman, Benoît Paire is due to fight the powerful Stéphanos Tsitsipás tomorrow, one place ahead of Nadal in the ATP rankings.