Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal reached the second round of the ATP 250 tournament in Brisbane, Australia.
Nadal beat the Austrian in the first round Dominique Thiem . The match lasted 1 hour 30 minutes and ended with a score of 7:5, 6:1.
Nadal, 37, played his first singles match in almost a year. The Spaniard played his final singles match at the 2023 Australian Open on January 18. Nadal missed almost all of last season due to injury. In his first match since his return on December 31, Nadal and compatriot Marc Lopez lost to Australians Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson in the first round of the Brisbane doubles tournament.
In the next round, the former Spanish world number one will face the winner of the match Aslan Karatsev (Russia, 8) – Jason Kubler (Australia, World Championship).
ATP 250. Brisbane International presented by Evie. Brisbane, Australia). Hard. Prize fund – more than 660 thousand dollars
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Rafael Nadal (Spain, World Championship) – Dominic Thiem (Austria, Q) – 7:5, 6:1
Source : MatchTV
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