return Rafael Nadal The Austrian will enter the competition almost a year after his last match at the 2023 Australian Open, where he injured the psoas bone in his left leg. Dominik Thiem As opponents in the first round of the tournament in Brisbane.
The tournament’s individual main draw ensured that one player from the knockout stage became the winner of the twenty-two Grand Slams. After completing the qualifying round, Thiem will be Nadal’s first opponent on his return. was originally set for Tuesday, January 2.
The Austrian, who trained with the Spanish player in Brisbane a few days ago, qualified for the main rule by beating Italian Giulio Zeppieri with sets of 3-6, 6-4 and 6-4.
This will be the sixteenth meeting between the Spaniard and the Austrian, who is the world’s third tennis player. Nadal won nine of the duels and Thiem at six, including his most recent two at the Australian Open and ATP Finals in 2020.
30 year old Austrian We are currently in 90th place in the rankingsIn addition to the athlete who has seventeen championships in his career, including the US Open in 2020, he also has three Grand Slam finals, one in Australia and two at Roland Garros, and these finals were exactly ahead of Nadal.