Rafa Nadal closes the round of 16 of the Brisbane tournament this Thursday (09:30 Spanish peninsular time). He will face the organization’s other invitee, Australian Jason Kubler, a doubles specialist who is resurfacing after a long season out due to injuries.
This will be the second test this week for an already Nadal You already know who your opponent is in the quarterfinals in case of winning. This is another Australian, Jordan Thompsonwho passed the round of 16 without having to go to court after the resignation of his rival, Frenchman Ugo Humbert.
This is the third confrontation between Nadal and Thompson, 29 years old and number 55 in the ATP ranking.. The previous two ended in comfortable victories for the Spaniard, in November 2020 in the round of 16 of the Paris Bercy Masters 1000 (6-1, 7-6) and in May 2022 in the first round of Roland Garros (6-2, 6-2 , 6-2).
The day was particularly positive for Australian tennis, because another one of its representatives, Rinky Hijikata sealed his ticket to the quarterfinals after a tough match against Czech Tomas Macchacwhich he defeated 5-7, 6-2, 7-6(4).
His opponent in the penultimate round is the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, who gave a real tennis recital to beat German Daniel Altmaier by 6-1, 6-2.
Source: La Verdad
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