Rafael Nadal’s playing days appear to be fast running out, although he’ll surely record one final outing at his favoured French Open this year, where he’s been incredibly dominant throughout his career. Nadal’s return will come at the venue he has dominated at Nadal was due to return to the Grand Slam fold for the Australian…
Rafael Nadal leaves the court in Brisbane after losing his match and picking up an injury (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images) Rafa Nadal’s comeback from virtually a year off with hip problems, lasted just two matches and it seems that the hip is still causing problems for he has withdrawn from the Australian Open, the…
Rafael Nadal has pulled out of the Australian Open after suffering a small tear to the muscle near his hip. Photo by Frey/TPN/Getty Images The Australian Open is over before it began for Rafael Nadal. Former world No. 1 Nadal withdrew from the Australian Open after suffering a microtear to a muscle near his hip…
Two-time former Australian Open champion Rafael Nadal was forced to withdraw from this year’s edition of the event on Sunday with yet another hip injury. The Spaniard sustained the injury against Australia’s Jordan Thompson in the quarterfinals of the Brisbane event. Hi all, during my last match in Brisbane I had a small problem on…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Sunday January 7, 2024 Rafael Nadal has suffered a microtear to a muscle near his hip and will miss the Australian Open as a result. The Spaniard, who won two matches last week at Brisbane but suffered an injury in his quarterfinal loss to Jordan Thompson, announced the news…
BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL PRESENTED BY EVIE—Brisbane, Australia Quarterfinal results: Jordan Thompson Defeats Rafael Nadal 5-7, 7-6(8), 6-3Holger Rune Defeats James Duckworth 6-2 7-6(6)Grigor Dimitrov Defeats Rinky Hijikata 6-1 6-4Roman Safiullin Defeats Matteo Arnaldi 76(4) 62 ************ BANK OF CHINA HONG KONG TENNIS OPEN—Hong Kong, Hong Kong Quarterfinal results: Andrey Rublev Defeats Arthur Fils 6-4, 1-6, 6-2Juncheng…
Getty Images Rafael Nadal seemed to be well on his way to the semifinals of the Brisbane International. Instead, his comeback tournament was cut short. Playing his first event since the 2023 Australian Open, Nadal squandered three match points in the second set and lost to Jordan Thompson 5-7, 7-6(6), 6-3 in a quarterfinal thriller…
Yesterday Rafa Nadal expressed a desire for some ‘adversity’ as he prepared for this year’s Australian Open, and that is exactly what he got when he faced Jordan Thompson in the quarter finals of the Brisbane International warm-up event for the season’s opening grand slam tournament. In what is only Nadal’s third match back on…
Rafael Nadal has provided further information about his injury setback following elimination at the 2024 Brisbane International. Nadal had three match points in his quarter-final clash against Jordan Thompson but couldn’t take advantage as the clash went to a final set. In the concluding set, the Spanish player needed a medical timeout after he felt…
Rafael Nadal is rolling right along at the Brisbane International. Playing his first tournament since the 2023 Australian Open, Nadal is through to the quarterfinals of this season-opening ATP 250 after destroying Jason Kubler 6-1, 6-2 on Thursday night. Building on a 7-5, 6-1 victory over Dominic Thiem in round one, the 37-year-old Spaniard needed…
