Rafael Nadal plays Bernard Tomic on Tuesday in the opening round of the 2014 Australian Open. The match begins at 3:00 a.m. ET. Watch the live stream via the link provided below.
Nadal begins the bid for his second Aussie Open title on Monday. The World's No. 1 player has a difficult road ahead of him to the final, thanks to a loaded draw. Nadal's half contains the likes of No. 4 Andy Murray, No. 5 Juan Martin del Potro, No. 6 Roger Federer and No. 10 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga; he could face Murray, Federer or Tsonga in the semifinals.
The Spaniard opens against Tomic. While Nadal is the favorite to win, he's not underestimating the World's No. 52 player.
"In the first round, I will play against a home favourite, who is a great tennis player. And what's more, he is in great shape because he reached the final in Sydney," Nadal said, via Yahoo! Sports. "So it's tricky to think beyond this match.
"I will try to give my best in this first match and if I get through this opening match, I will try to improve my play day after day."
Nadal won two of last year's Grand Slam tournaments and goes into Australia as one of the favorites to reach the Final. Tomic, meanwhile, has never gone farther than a quarterfinal in any Grand Slam.
His career-best in Melbourne came in 2012 when he made it to the fourth round.
Tomic has played Nadal only once in a match. The two met in the third round of the 2011 Australian Open, where Nadal won in three sets.
Watch the live stream HERE and HERE, or listen to the live radio broadcast HERE.
For the complete Australian Open draw, visit HERE.
*Stats via ATPWorldTour.com and MatchStat.com.
