World No.1 Rafael Nadal opened his Wimbledon preparations with a 6-4 6-4 victory over plucky Australian Matthew Ebden in cool conditions at Queen's on Wednesday.

Australian qualifier Matthew Ebden has earned a shot at world number one Rafael Nadal at Eastbourne.

Brisbane International’s top men’s seed, Robin Soderling, is through to the semifinals after defeating Aussie qualifier Matthew Ebden in straight sets.

West Australian qualifier Matthew Ebden shocked eighth seed Denis Istomin on Thursday to reach the Brisbane International quarterfinals.

Watch highlights from the AO Play-off men's semifinal between Peter Luczak and Matthew Ebden at Melbourne Park.