The Brisbane tournament starts this Sundaythe event will mark the return to the slopes of Rafael Nadal after almost a year’s absence. We already know that His debut in the individual draw will take place on Tuesday, January 2 (at a time to be determined), but not who his first rival was.
And the former number 1 in the world They will face a player from the previous stageso you’ll have to wait until this Sunday to find out his identity.
All of this after a mysterious draw that could not be followed live. Only at the end, the organization announced the final result, including the complete pairing of the men’s and women’s teams.
The truth is that luck has accompanied Nadal in his return since, in addition to making his debut against a player from the previous round, in the round of 16 he will face the winner of the duel between the Russian Aslan Karatsev (th 35) and Australian Jason Kubler (102nd).
The French Ugo Humbert (20th) in the quarterfinals and the second favorite, the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov (14th), in the semifinals They will be theoretical opponents. Dimitrov and Scot Andy Murray, another former number 1 in the draw, will set up the most interesting first round clash.
Danish Holger Rune (8th), the tournament’s top seed, and Americans Ben Shelton (17th) and Sebastian Korda (24th) are at the top of the draw and they would be Nadal’s only rivals in a hypothetical final, although the Manacorí tennis player himself greatly lowered expectations about his performance by not really knowing what level he could offer from the start on his return to the courts.
What we do know is the day, time and opponents of Rafa Nadal and Marc López in the doubles tournament. The Rio 2016 Olympic champions will make their debut at 8 am (Spanish peninsular time) this Sunday against the duo formed by Australians Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson.
The tournament, which raised many expectations due to the presence of Nadal, as well as other players of the stature of Holger Rune, Ben Shelton, Grigor Dimitrov and Andy Murray, It will be broadcast by Movistar+, which will offer the tournament live through Movistar Deportes and its general channel Movistar Plus (dial 7)which will offer matches of Balearic tennis players.
Regarding schedules, the Brisbane tournament offers a morning and afternoon sessionso the range of options is wide.
Sessions start at 2 am Spanish peninsular timewith three games, while the night session (one women’s game and one men’s game) will start at 09:30 am our time.
So, Nadal can play in the middle of the morning (it is almost impossible for him to play in the first shift) or in the middle of the morning, without a doubt, the option desired by all the fans in Spain and Europe, which will save an important advance. morning on these appointed dates.
Nadal’s last appearance in Brisbane dates back to 2017, when he reached the quarterfinals. He beat Alexander Dolgopolov and Mischa Zverev, lost to Milos Raonic. He will later become a finalist at the Australian Open, which has always been his priority and where this year he will be looking to test his recovery against the world’s best.
Source: La Verdad
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