Rafael Nadal has advanced to the next round of the Australian Open

In Melbourne continues the Open championship of Australia on tennis – the first tournament of Grand slam this year. Spaniard Rafael Nadal reached the fourth round of the competition.

the First racket of the world was against another Spaniard, Pablo Carreno Busta. Who could not resist the eminent compatriot. Only in the third set, Nadal faced some difficulty. The expense of the parties 6:1, 6:2, 6:4. The match lasted 1 hour and 38 minutes.

Rafael reached the 1/8 final, where he will meet the winner of the match Nick Kirios (Australia) – Karen Khachanov (Russia). Nadal only once was the winner of the Australian Open in 2009.