The Spanish tennis player returned to the courts after a year at the ATP in Brisbane with a victory over Dominic Thiem and spoke about the difference between the Swiss and the Serbian.
After a year of inactivity due to various injuries, Rafael Nadal returns to the courts at the ATP 250 in Brisbanein Australia, and he did it with losing in doubles on December 31 but this Tuesday, January 2, he had participation in singles and achieved a great victory 7-5 and 6-1 against none other than Dominic Thiem. After the game, it was shown happy about his return to professional tennis and made a comparison between Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.
“Today is actually an exciting and important day for me. Then probably one of the hardest years of my tennis careerWithout a doubt, having the option to go back and perform in front of an incredible audience and play with what I think this is a very positive level for the first dayit’s something that probably makes them feel good proud for me, for the whole team and for the family, who were there every day last year”, He declared to the people after winning the clash against the Austrians.
Comparing Nadal to Federer and Djokovic
“To play against Federer I have a very clear strategy. He knew what I was looking for, I knew he would try to defend himself. It is a game of chess. And when you make a mistake, you know it. Nole has greatly improved his virtues, but he hasn’t adapted his game very well. “With Djokovic, there isn’t that level of strategy in matches that there is with Federer.”, declared Rafael Nadal in an interview with El País. “You have to play Roger at a very high level and for a long time to beat him. It’s different. I’m more excited to see Federer play than DjokovicAt the end Tennis is emotion and emotion draws you into it. About the titlesDjokovic is the best in history and there is no arguing about that. Then, as always“Everyone can put the story together however they want.”he concluded.
The Argentines Sebastian Baez, 28th. in the ATP ranking, and Thomas Etcheverry30th, is was eliminated on Tuesday in the first round of the ATP 250 tournament in Brisbane when they fell to Slovakian Lukas Klein and Czech Tomas Machacrespectively. Báez lost to Klein 4-6, 6-3 and 6-4, in two hours and 15 minutes, while Macchac beat Etcheverry 6-7 (5-7), 7-5 and 7-6 (7-1) in three hours and nine minutes.
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