Rafael Nadal officially returned to tennis by playing a pretty good match to beat Dominic Thiem in two sets at the 2024 Brisbane International. What had been advertised for weeks finally happened as Nadal officially played his first singles match back. We had already seen Nadal in action in Brisbane, but it was a doubles…
Rafael Nadal has revealed that he is not “scared” about the prospect of hanging up his racket for good in a plain-spoken interview ahead of his return to singles competition. Nadal was out of action for the entire 2023 campaign except for a few matches he played at the Australian swing last season. At last…
Rafa Nadal is back playing tennis on the professional tour after virtually a full year’s absence following his second round loss at the 2023 Australian Open with an injury which led to him having arthroscopic surgery on his left hip. I can’t predict if my body will allow me to enjoy tennis as much as…
Rafael Nadal seemed to have a favorable draw for his first tournament in more than 11 months when the field of 32 at the Brisbane International was revealed on Saturday. That changed in a big way when the qualifiers were placed in the bracket on Sunday. Nadal drew arguably the toughest and definitely the biggest…
BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL PRESENTED BY EVIE—Brisbane, Australia First-round results: Alexei Popyrin Defeats Christopher O’Connell 64 67(5) 76(4)Alexander Shevchenko Defeats Luca Van Assche 63 62 Max Purcell/Jordan Thompson Defeat Rafael Nadal/Marc Lopez 64 64 ************ Watch all the action live this week from the Tour events in Brisbane, Hong Kong and the United Cup on Tennis TV….
Rafael Nadal made his official comeback to tennis at the 2024 Brisbane International, losing with good friend Marc Lopez against native hopefuls Jordan Thompson and Max Purcell. Nadal and Lopez teamed up for some historic moments in the past, but we’re past that at this point, at least in this combo in the doubles. What…
Rafael Nadal is coming back to tennis at the 2024 Brisbane International, and while many thought his first-round match may be a walk in the park, it will be far from the truth. Without two weeks, it’s been a year since the Spaniard stood on the tennis court in an official tennis match. His loss…
After an anxious wait during Saturday’s draw ceremony at the Brisbane International, Rafael Nadal will now have to wait a little longer to know his first-round opponent. The weekend’s draw was inconclusive after Nadal, who is in the tournament as a wild card entrant, was drawn to face a qualifier or lucky loser in his…
The tennis season starts afresh, and Brisbane International will be top-billing for the next week. Running from December 31st to January 7th, the men’s edition is one of the most anticipated tournaments in the early weeks of the new season. Not only is Brisbane International making a comeback on the tennis calendar, but it will…
