Rafa Nadal produced a performance which belies his lack of play as he swept aside Australia’s Jason Kubler in a second round match between two wildcard entries at the Brisbane international warm-up event for the opening grand slam of the new season. The Spaniard, who made his comeback from nearly a week’s absence for hip…
Here comes Rafael Nadal! It may be too early, of course, to crown Nadal the soon-to-be Australian Open. Heck, he has a long way to go before he can even win the Brisbane International. Whatever the case, Nadal’s comeback to tennis after missing almost all of 2023 is off to an outstanding start. The 37-year-old…
BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL PRESENTED BY EVIE—Brisbane, Australia Second-round results: Grigor Dimitrov Defeats Daniel Altmaier 6-1 6-2Jordan Thompson Defeats Ugo Humbert by WalkoverRinky Hijikata Defeats Tomas Machac 5-7 6-2 7-6(4)Rafael Nadal Defeats Jason Kubler 6-1, 6-2 ************ BANK OF CHINA HONG KONG TENNIS OPEN—Hong Kong, Hong Kong Second-round results: Andrey Rublev Defeats Liam Broady 6-4, 7-6(8)Roberto Bautista…
Rafael Nadal will continue his comeback tournament when he faces Jordan Thompson in the Brisbane quarterfinals on Friday. No. 2 seed Grigor Dimitrov and wild card Rinky Hijikata are also aiming for a place in the semis.(WC) Rafael Nadal vs. Jordan ThompsonIt would be an understatement to say that Nadal’s return to tennis following an…
Rafael Nadal is marching on at the 2024 Brisbane International, but what will happen when he faces Australian Jordan Thompson in front of his crowd? The Spaniard has been absolutely stunning in his comeback, winning matches comfortably. His first match back was an impressive showing against Dominic Thiem who right now is not playing at…
The second match of Rafael Nadal’s comeback is a step down in notoriety and probably even in competition level, but at this point obviously nothing can be taken for granted and no result is certain. It’s still a huge one for Nadal. Following a 7-5, 6-1 victory over Dominic Thiem in his first match since…
The main attraction at the Brisbane International was the return of Rafa Nadal to professional tennis following virtually, a year away from the sport with a hip-injury which could well have ended his career. Today is an emotional and important day for me after one of the toughest years of my tennis career,” Nadal said…
BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL PRESENTED BY EVIE—Brisbane, Australia First-round results: Rafael Nadal Defeats Dominic Thiem 75 61Rinky Hijikata Defeats Thanasi Kokkinakis 76(8) 62Yannick Hanfmann Defeats Sebastian Korda 75 64Lukas Klein Defeats Sebastian Baez 46 63 64Tomas Machac Defeats Tomas Martin Etcheverry 67(5) 75 76(1)Jason Kubler Defeats Aslan Karatsev 64 67(4) ret.Daniel Altmaier Defeats Li Tu 76(5) 76(4)Matteo…
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, January 2, 2024 History advises of the calm before the storm. History never traded ferocious forehands with Rafael Nadal. More: Richard Evans on HOF, GOAT and Top Rivalries Playing his first match in nearly a year, Nadal unleashed a tornado of topspin storming through five straight games sweeping aside Dominic…
Rafael Nadal’s comeback to tennis could not have begun with a much bigger matchup. It also could not have gone much better. In a battle between former Grand Slam champions who have fallen upon tougher times of late, Nadal defeated Dominic Thiem 7-5, 6-1 in the first round of the Brisbane International on Tuesday evening….
