It couldn’t be for Rafael Nadal (672nd in the world). In the quarterfinals of the ATP 250 de Brisbanewhich marked his return to the circuit, came across an inspired Jordan Thompson (55th), who beat him by 5-7, 7-6 (6) y 6-3.
The Spaniard said goodbye to the competition in the quarterfinals. getty
The start of the game was extremely even, although Rafa he could not show the version he had shown in the previous duels. By the way, Thompson He constantly put pressure, especially with his return, something that paid off when he broke and took a 4-3 lead. However, he failed to retain the advantage and in the next game he gave up his serve, almost without resistance.
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With the panorama equalized, It was the former world No. 1 who managed to tip the balance in his favor and he broke again when he was 6-5 up to give his name to the first set.
In the second set, both neutralized break points against them in the first games and the game continued to be very even. Although Nadal had three match pointsthe Australian did not falter, he lifted them all and in the tiebreak he won 8-6, to extend the definition to a third set.
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It was undoubtedly a positive boost for the local team, who let loose even more in the next set and in the blink of an eye they were up 4-1 on the scoreboard. After that game, Nadal went to the locker room for medical attention and upon his return he was unable to change the course of the match, which was finally left to the Australian.
It is worth noting that the No. 55 in the world is the first player to defeat Nadal after having lost the first set since Stefanos Tsitsipas in it Australian Open 2021 and the first to do so in a best-of-three-set match since Milos Raonicalso in Brisbane, although in 2017.
The next rival of Thompson it will be Grigor Dimitrov (14th), who in the quarterfinals overwhelmed Rinky Hijikata (71°).
2024-01-05 14:24:22
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