It could be said that the result of the draw for ATP 250 de Brisbane, the first tournament he plays Rafael Nadal After 11 months out due to injury, it has been favorable for him: he has not been paired with any of the top seeds in the draw (Rune, Shelton, Dimitrov…) but with a player from the previa.
However, the preview of this first tournament of the season is very strong: it is headed by the Czech Tomas Machac (23 years old, 78 ATP) and there are players like Dominic Thiemwho not so long ago was among the leaders of the circuit and played two Roland Garros finals against Rafa, or the Argentine Diego Schwartzmanone of Rafa’s classic rivals in the last decade.
Certainly, both are relegated from the top positions due to injuries and poor streaks of results, but their quality is beyond doubt. Gregoire Barrere, Quentin Halys or Maxime Cressy They are also present in the previous one. Nadal will therefore have more time to prepare for your debutbut his rival will arrive at the clash already with two shooting games.
Brisbane ATP 250 draw and Nadal’s possible career
The draw has also resulted in Nadal falling on the opposite side of Holger Rune, the first favorite. The winner of the first round match will face the winner of the Arslan Karatsev-Jason Kubler, eighth favorite and guest, respectively.
A projection to the quarterfinals would pit the winner of that ‘key’ against that of Jordan Thompson, Vukic, another ‘qualy’ and Ugo Humbert. The former world leader, Andy, walks on that side of the table. Murraywho will play in the first round against Grigor Dimitrovthe ‘baby Federer’ and also a regular in the ‘top 10’, who is the second seed and therefore the favorite to face the winner of the ‘key’ in which Nadal appears.
Rune (1)-Purcell, Dimitrov (2)-Murray, Shelton (3)-Safiullin, Humbert (4)-qualy, Repeat (5)-Hanfmann, Baez (6)-qualy, Etcheverry (7)-qualy y Karatsev (8)-Kubler are the matchups of the seeds.
With this draw, therefore, it is unlikely that Nadal will play on December 31, the first official day of ATP competition. He will do it more safely January 1, 2024as soon.
In another significant return that takes place in this Brisbane tournament, but in the draw, also former world number 1 Naomi Osaka will start playing against the German Tamara Korpatsch.
2023-12-30 00:06:04
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