Carlos Alcaraz continues his journey in Australian Open 2025 with his second match against the Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka. The Spanish tennis player arrives after comfortably beating the Kazakh Alexander Shevchenko in three sets (6-1, 7-5 and 6-1) and will seek to maintain its good pace in the first Grand Slam of the season.
The second round duel will be played in the Margaret Court Arenathe second most important clue of Melbourne Parkwhich marks the second consecutive time that Alcaraz does not play in the Rod Laver Arenasomething that has surprised many tennis followers.
It will be the second confrontation between Alcaraz and Nishioka. The first time they faced each other was in Paris Masters 1000 2022where the Spaniard won by a double 6-4.
For its part, Nishioka He advanced to this round after beating the Tunisian Aziz Dougaz in a complicated match, with partial 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3) and 6-3. The Japanese has demonstrated his solidity on hard courts and his ability to react in long matches, which can test the Spaniard’s resistance.
Alcaraz has between eyebrows to add the Australian Open to his record and complete the Grand Slam in his career. The Murcian has won at least one grand a year since 2022when he won US Open. In 2023 was crowned in Wimbledon and in 2024 repeated the title in London and added the trophy of Roland Garros.
Alcaraz vs Nishioka match schedule, Australian Open 2025
- Day: Wednesday, January 15, 2025
- Hour: 1:00 p.m. in Melbourne (03:00 hours in Spain)
- Clue: Margaret Court Arena
Where to watch the game live online on TV?
The meeting between Carlos Alcaraz and Yoshihito Nishioka can be followed live on the channels Eurosportwhich offers complete coverage of the Australian Open with more than 250 hours live broadcast.
Additionally, subscribers to platforms such as Movistar+, Orange and DAZN They will also have access to the matches through Eurosport. The streaming option will be available through the Eurosport Player app.
For tennis fans, Max It will be another alternative where you can enjoy every point of the Australian Open matches, with the possibility of watching matches in any of the 17 tracks from Melbourne Park during the tournament.