US Open Tennis and Nadal

No. 6 seed Rafael Nadal of Spain will take on Andrey Kuznetsov in the third round of the French Open 2015 on May 30, Saturday. The two players will be facing each other on the professional tour for the first time. The match is scheduled to begin at 7.oo pm IST (1.30 pm GMT, 9.30 EST) at the Philippe-Chatrier Court in Stade Roland Garros. The nine-time French Open champion enjoys a massive following amongst the Indian viewers who can catch his third round clash with the broadcasting done by Neo Sports, Ten Sports and Star Sports respectively.UK viewers can watch the Rafael Nadal vs Andrey Kuznetsov match on ESPN. Live streaming services for viewers around the world will be available through ESPN’s official website. Real-time score updates and additional live streaming links will be available on the official website of Roland Garros and Tennis TV.

The king of clay who has been handed a lowly sixth seeding by the French Open organisers is taking every step in the right direction in a bid to win his tenth Roland Garros title. He dispatched his fellow countryman Nicolas Almagro in straight sets 6-4, 6-3, 6-1 to extend his French Open record to 68-1 at the clay-court. He next faces 24-year-old Russian Andrey Kuznetsov, whom he has never played before, marking first clash.

Nadal who is yet to win a clay-court title in the year 2015, his worst-ever performance in past ten years is determined to prove his critics off. There remains no certainty over the results in grand slam matches, with Nadal once losing his sole match to less known player Robin Soderling in the fourth round of Roland Garros 2009. But it is highly unlikely to see Rafael Nadal being troubled by the Russian player.