Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal Associated with his compatriot Mark Lopez, he failed to reach the second round of the ATP 250 tournament in Brisbane in doubles.
Nadal and Lopez, who received a special invitation to participate in the competition, were defeated by Australians Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson with a score of 4:6, 4:6. The opponents spent 1 hour and 13 minutes on the field.
The match was the 37-year-old Spaniard’s first since January 16, 2023. Nadal missed almost all of last season due to injury. In singles at the Brisbane tournament, Nadal will face Austrian Dominic Thiem.
Previously, Nadal said that with a high probability, the 2024 season would be the last of his career.
Nadal is a 22-time Grand Slam winner. According to this indicator, among the players on the ATP circuit, he is just behind the Serbian Novak Djokovic (24 years old).
Source : MatchTV
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