Nadal just made a comeback this season. He was previously ruled out due to an injury that forced him to go through arthroscopic surgery in June last year. Not that he was literally out of the game since he continued to show glimpses of his form in his academy in Kuwait.
A tennis event at Pat Rafter Arena had him locking horns with Thiem. The final tally was 7-5 and 6-1, not precisely a display of a player who has been out due to an injury. Nadal will next face Kubler in the Round of 16.
Brisbane International has given him his share of disappointments too. His loss to Purcell and Thompson in the doubles category made him reflect on what could have been done right. Spectators believe that what happened in the doubles category was still a display of his charismatic gameplay. Lopez took the fall with him, and the board ultimately displayed 6-4 and 6-4.
The 22-time Grand Slam champion interacted with the media after the game. He expressed his happiness with the way everything worked out, saying that the day was important and emotional after one of the toughest years of his career. He simultaneously said that the game was not about statistics, and he was not even aware of it.
That comes in light of the tennis event being his 1,069th men’s tour-level victory. Nadal has now surpassed Lendl and is positioned in the 4th spot on the all-time list.
The Round of 16 has begun at Brisbane International. A contest between Safiullin and Popyrin is underway as the article is being drafted. The one to have concluded is Duckworth versus Hanfmann. Duckworth has emerged victorious, with 4-6, 6-1, and 7-6 in his favor. Klein and Arnaldi have also played their game of the Round of 16, with Arnaldi advancing to the next stage with a final tally of 6-4, 3-6, and 7-5.
The Round of 32 has concluded in the women’s category, which is still in progress. The next round commences tomorrow per the time of writing this article.
Two crucial events are setting the tone: one between Riera and Alexandrova and another between Kostyuk and Kasatkina. Sabalenka won 6-3 and 6-0, while Noskova had to struggle a bit with 6-4, 4-6, and 6-4.
Nadal versus Thiem had a lot of attention since Nadal was making his comeback in the game. It is only right to assume that the tennis champion nailed it with his skills to land 61 points against 39 won by his opponent. Nadal had 13 games to his name, and Thiem had to satisfy himself with just 6 games, as reported in the latest sports news.
The Round of 32 will eventually be passed in the Men’s Singles category. Round of 32 has reached its conclusion in the Women’s Single category. In Brisbane International, further events remain to be seen.
