Nadal soundly defeated Australia’s Kubler and reached the quarter-finals in Brisbane.

Kubler, who was invited by the tournament organization, showed less resistance than the Austrian and was overwhelmed by the Spanish tennis player, whom he faced for the first time in his career, from the very first moment.

After giving up just one point due to double faults in the opening match, Nadal immediately marked his territory The service of the Spanish opponent, who could not withstand the intensity of the ball, was given a break in the first game.

Nadal’s initial lead was such that, apart from the Mallorcan’s double fault in the first game, Kubler did not score another home run until the fourth play of the game. A nice backhand volley seemed to bring him back into contention, but it didn’t stop him from losing serve again.

Nadal made logical and unforced errors after long periods of inactivity, under the watchful eye of Carlos Moyá and the rest of his team. More and more winners reminded us why he won 22 championships. grand slam.

Invited by the organization, the Australian player barely showed resources to face the former world number one, who resolved the first set (6-1) in just 41 minutes, although he avoided being held at zero in the first set.

The match continued in the same vein in the second set, with the Spaniard having his first break, but the Australian showed some resistance at the start of that set, partly due to double faults and other unusual errors from the Spaniard.

In addition to the awesomeness of some of the winning shots, one of the most positive notes was this: Balearic tennis player’s fluidity of movement After a long break due to physical problems.

In the last part of the match, Nadal once again looked aggressive and dominant. He left his opponent almost no options and closed the duel with a wonderful backhand winner, which placed him in the quarter-finals of this tournament, where he will face another Australian, Jordan Thompson.