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How Australian youngster Alex de Minaur stacks up against his third-round Australian Open opponent Rafael Nadal.
HOW ALEX DE MINAUR AND RAFAEL NADAL MATCH UP AHEAD OF THEIR AUSTRALIAN OPEN THIRD-ROUND CLASH ON FRIDAY
RAFAEL NADAL (ESP) leads ALEX DE MINAUR 1-0
2018 Wimbledon, R32, grass, Nadal 6-1 6-2 6-4
RAFAEL NADAL Age: 32 Ranking: 2 Plays: left-handed (two-handed backhand) Career prize money: $US103,251,975 ($A143.27 million) Career titles: 80 Grand slam titles: 17 (Australian Open 2009; French Open 2005-08, 2010-14, 2017-18; Wimbledon 2008, 2010; US Open 2010, 2013, 2017) Australian Open win-loss record: 57-12 Best Australian Open result: champion 2009
ALEX DE MINAUR
Age: 19 Ranking: 30 Plays: right-handed (two-handed backhand) Career prize money: $US1,594,331 ($A2.21 million) Career titles: 1 Grand slam titles: 0 Australian Open win-loss record: 3-2 Best Australian Open result: second round 2017