Rafael Nadal vs. Kei Nishikori, 2016 Olympic tennis: Time, TV schedule and live stream for men’s bronze medal

While the gold medal match will be between Andy Murray and Juan Martin Del Potro, the men’s singles bronze medal match between Rafael Nadal and Kei Nishikori should be plenty exciting. Nadal, one of the most dominant players in tennis over the last decade, fell to the unseeded Del Potro in the semifinals while Nishikori had nothing to offer Murray, the second-ranked player in the world.

The bronze medal match is scheduled to begin not before 12:30 p.m. ET, and will be televised by Bravo, with NBC Sports providing the online streaming.

Murray bested Nishikori in straight sets, and Del Potro took down Nadal in three.

Nadal, the gold medalist from the 2008 Beijing Olympics, took the gold medals in men’s doubles in Rio and is hoping for his second piece of hardware before calling it an Olympics. Nishikori has never won a medal at the Olympics, and has never won a Grand Slam title, either. The closest he got was a loss in the finals of the 2014 US Open.

Nadal, on the other hand, has won 14 Grand Slam singles titles, and two Olympic gold medals. He’s been here before, and he’ll be favored over Nishikori.

The two have played each other 10 times, with Nadal winning nine of those contests. The last time Nishikori won was at the Canadian Masters in 2015, while Nadal beat Nishikori on the clay courts of Barcelona earlier this year. Nishikori’s lone win was on a hard surface, though Nadal has won plenty of those between the two.

Time: not before 12:30 p.m. ET
TV: Bravo
Online Streaming: NBC Sports