RAFA NADAL – JASON KUBLER
The game is about to begin! Service Rafael Nadal
Nadal and Kubler finished the warm-up. Everything is ready for the game to begin
¡Tennis players go to the court! Expectations are highest in a packed Pat Rafter Arena
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
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)
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)
It’s 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 appear in court after the resignation of his rival, Frenchman Ugo Humbert
definitely, If he wins the tournament, a remote option at the moment, Nadal will be knocking on the doors of the top 200 in the world rankings., which he will enter when he wins matches in Australia. There, however, the option to enter the top100 will still be difficult. It is when he rises to the main ranking positions that Rafa can access different tournaments like any other player.
Of course, the jumps will continue to be huge if Nadal keeps winning. If he beats Jason Kubler in the round of 16 in Brisbane, he will add another 25 pointsIf you reach the semifinals there will be an additional 50, if you advance to the final another 65 and if you win the tournament another 85, for a total of 250. This is roughly what the Spanish ranking situation will look like if he continues to win matches in this tournament.
So, after his victory over Dominic Thiem in the first round in Brisbane, Nadal added 25 more points in the ATP ranking and accumulated 70 in total (waiting to lose about 45 before the Australian Open). This situation put it in the 541st position for a while. in the ranking, included a gain of more than one hundred and thirty positions. It should be noted that if Rafa loses in the second round, some of them may drop slightly if the players behind him in the ranking surpass him in events with a lower level of points, but his situation is will stay around that position.
The Manacor player started the season in 672nd place in the world ranking, very far from positions of honor. However, in his favor in his attempt to climb the ranks is the fact that he hardly defends points, so all his victories will have a direct impact on the ranking.
“This is a good start. It’s true that after so long, after a year, I played very well and especially with everything that happened and the circumstances in which I got here,” recalled the winner of 22 Grand Slams, who admitted to feeling “very positive” feelings after his reappearance.
In any case This is a great opportunity to continue the competitive trend. and regaining the lost sensations before the highlight of the start of the season, the Australian Open which starts in Melbourne on January 14
This will be the first match between the two, something that does not benefit Nadalwho took advantage of the intimate knowledge he had of Dominic Thiem’s tennis in his return match.
His withdrawal in the first round of the last US Open gave way long vacation of more than four months who, like Nadal, finished in Brisbane
After touching the sky in January, winning the Australian Open title with his compatriot Rinky Hijikata, he experienced a period of disappointment. which ended with an injury that forced him to leave the racket at the end of August.
The 30-year-old Australian, who benefited in the first round from the withdrawal of Aslan Karatsev, only after leveling the match at one set (7-6, 4-6), He is an expert doubles player with no individual titles who last season experienced both sides of the coin
¡Good morning! We will start the live match in the round of 16 of the upcoming Brisbane tournament Rafael Nadal together Jason Kubler
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Source: La Verdad
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