Rafael Nadal faced his third individual match at Brisbane ATP 250, his comeback tournament after almost a year out due to injury. He faced the Australian Jordan Thompson in quarter finals with the aim of preserving the good sensations he leaves behind on his reappearance.
There is no trace of the long downtime it has accumulated nadal in their first two matches in the oceanic tournament, played on a hard court and one of the previous events in preparation for Australian Open. The Spanish player not only leaves a brilliant game with his shots, both forehand and backhand and has enormous reliability in serving, but he moves with ease, without any trace of illness after a long injury achieved in iliac psoas.
The results reflect this. After getting into a rhythm at the doubles table, nadal lost in the first round Dominic Thiem through 7-5 and 6-1. He maintained his high level this Thursday, when he won well against a Jason Kubler that he was physically touched and there was nothing he could do to prevent the 6-1 and 6-2 of his rival. In this way, confident in the results and the game, Nadal faces a new test against Thompson.
The Australian player has a free round, having seen how Ugo Humbert, His opponent in the round of 16 retired before the match was played. In this way, Thompson came into the match with a victory in this tournament, the total match Alexander Vukic in the first round for 6-3 and 6-2. The Australian occupies the 43rd place in the ATP ranking.
Surprisingly, this is not the first time Nadal and Thompson face each other in this tournament. The Australian is, included Max Purcellthe Spaniard’s rival in his rematch, to a draw double next to Marc Lopez. Even though Nadal left a good feeling then, the Oceanic team won 6-4 and 6-4a result for which the Spaniard will try to exact his particular revenge on this occasion.
That’s a game to pick up the pace, that is nadal He is gradually winning the tournament. Perspectives are now changing in the individual table, where the Spaniard is poised to continue adding victories to, in the process, also continue to climb positions in an ATP ranking where the tournament began in 672nd position. It is close to 450th place and another victory would bring him another hundred steps up the table.
For this, nadal will be looking for his third victory against Thompson, where he faced himself twice throughout his career. He beat him in the round of 16 of 2020 Paris-Bercy Masters 1000 in the internal hard court, 6-1 and 7-6(3). Also, in the first round of Roland Garros 2022for the triple 6-2.
When is the Nadal – Thompson ATP 250 played in Brisbane?
The match will be played this Friday, January 5, not before 11:00 during the Spanish peninsular period.
Where to watch Nadal – Thompson at ATP 250 in Brisbane?
The clash will be seen on the channel Movistar Plus + (7)from the platform Movistar Plus. It can also be seen through the application ATP Tennis TV. You can follow all the information about the match Rafael Nadal in Brisbane through Mundo Deportivo website.
Source: La Verdad
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