We are still waiting for the tennis players to be brought to the court. Between the previous match and this one there was a change of session (day/night), which meant that the facilities had to be empty to allow the public who would have the chance to see Rafa Nadal in action again after almost a year. low
Despite the win, the world number 1 decided not to go on court to play the final doubles match. “Well, in the beginning of time these things can happen. Luckily, I know how to drive and find solutions on the go to win the game.Novak assured
Nole, who has a problem with his right arm, had to be treated by a physio after losing the second set. However, the discomfort did not affect his performance. and managed to win the match with a clear final 6-1
Also today, but in the United Cup, Novak Djokovic played. The Serbian suffered more than was necessary to beat Czech Jiri Lehecka 6-1, 6-7(3), 6-1 in the second match of the series
In fact, they haven’t met since the 2020 ATP Finals, when Thiem won 7-6(7) and 7-6(4) in the round robin. The Austrian leads 2-1 in the head-to-head on a hard courtthough conditions have changed considerably since then for both
This Tuesday no less sixteenth match on the circuit between Nadal and Thiem, with a record of 9-6 for the Spaniard. The four finals played between the two have gone a long way, with the Austrian as one of the main alternatives for years to the Mallorcan’s stellar dominance on clay.
For this, nadal It has already been tested this Sunday with its official return, at doubles draw this Brisbane tournament. He fell to the side Marc López 6-4 and 6-4 against Jordan Thompson and Max Purcell, in a match where he left a good base to grow from the back of the court and where he suffered more when approaching the net. He hopes to continue to polish them against Thiem to keep the momentum going in the tournament
In fact, settled in the top10 at his best time, he was on the limit of the top100, 98th in the world at the age of thirty in his continued fight to show that he can return to where he belongs through tennis
Because he maintains his awesome right, but keep trying to pick up speed on that retreat which wreaked havoc on the circuit but greatly reduced damage. He also tries to regain the confidence of the past, which he is looking for a Nadal who knows that acclimatization is important to try to reach their desired European spring competitively
Nadal warned that he would need time for this. is conscious Thiem with the difficulty of that challenge, after breaking his right wrist in Mallorca in 2021 and having had a lot of trouble since then to regain his best level
For now, The The Pat Rafter Arena court saw the victory of German Yannick Hanfmann against American Sebastian Korda (7-5, 6-4)that of Australian Arina Rodionova against American Sofia Kenin (7-5, 7-6) and Belarusian Victoria Azarenka against Russian Anna Kalinskaya 6-1, 7-6
The Austrian enters Tuesday’s clash with two wins in his locker, those added last weekend in the preliminary phase
The match starts quite late, around 10am, on the first shift of the night shift in Brisbane.
The Spaniard will face another circuit classic in the first round match of the Brisbane tournament, a Dominic Thiem who also wants to return to the elite after experiencing a trial due to injuries
Good morning! We begin live with one of the most awaited moments of recent times in the world of tennis: the return of Rafa Nadal
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