Highlights and points of Nadal 2-0 Thiem at ATP Brisbane

4 months ago

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Thank you all.

Thank you all for joining us in this intense duel with an exciting ending, it has been a pleasure to be with all of you, see you all again!

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This is how Rafa Nadal closed the match

Game, set & match Nadal 🇪🇸

The moment @RafaelNadal defeated Thiem in his comeback match!#BrisbaneTennis pic.twitter.com/qRTnw7pajA — Tennis TV (@TennisTV) January 2, 2024

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2º Set Nadal (7-5 6-1) Thiem

GAME, SET AND MATCH! What a way to return to the courts Rafa Nadal. In the net he closed the match. Sensational level of Rafa Nadal, who again left flashes of great level. In the first set very evenly matched, with Nadal suffering with the rest. He ended up taking it in the last chance before the tie-break. In the second set, Thiem lowered the level much, did not Nadal and closed the match easy, only yielding a second game. Karatsev or Kubler will be the opponent of the Spaniard in the next round.

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2º Set Nadal (7-5 5-1) Thiem

40-15. Thiem's return goes to the net after a good serve by Nadal. The Spaniard will serve to close the match

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2º Set Nadal (7-5 5-1) Thiem

30-15. Double fault by Rafa Nadal. Still at two

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2º Set Nadal (7-5 5-1) Thiem

30-0. Thiem's error to the rest and Nadal is two points away from taking the win.

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2º Set Nadal (7-5 5-1) Thiem

15-0 for Nadal. Good serve for the Spanish tennis player

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2º Set Nadal (7-5 5-1) Thiem

BREAKS THE SERVICE. Nadal moved well to the Austrian and forced Thiem, who sent the ball out. Nadal will serve to take the victory in the match.

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2º Set Nadal (7-5 4-1) Thiem

Thiem's return goes to the net. Nadal suffered for the first time with the service, but got the claws to get out of his first trouble

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2º Set Nadal (7-5 3-1) Thiem

Blank game by the Austrian, who scores his first point in this second set

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2º Set Nadal (7-5 3-0) Thiem

The Spanish tennis player confirms the advantage with a game in white;

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2º Set Nadal (7-5 2-0) Thiem

BREAK THE SERVICE! Rafa Nadal breaks serve and takes the lead on the scoreboard in the second set.

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2º Set Nadal (7-5 1-0) Thiem

Rafa Nadal starts the second set with a blank game

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This was the point with which Rafa Nadal took the first set

💪 ¡¡El primer set es para Rafa!!
7-5, tras 56 minutos de juego.#VuelveRafa #LaPistaDelTenis pic.twitter.com/KqowRioy4t — Tenis en Movistar Plus+ (@MovistarTenis) January 2, 2024

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1º Set Nadal (7-5) Thiem

SET¡¡ Rafa Nadal takes the first set. He saved three balls Thiem, but could not with the fourth and the Spaniard takes the first set

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Rafa Nadal takes the lead and gets it

WE'VE MISSED THIS!

Take it away, Rafa & Domi: pic.twitter.com/PLhl529v4n — Tennis TV (@TennisTV) January 2, 2024

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1º Set Nadal (6-5) Thiem

Another game in white for Rafa Nadal, which ensures the tie break

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1º Set Nadal (5-5) Thiem

Easy game for Dominic on serve

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1º Set Nadal (5-4) Thiem

The Austrian pressed for the first time with the service, but Nadal pulled ahead, which could close the set to rest

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1º Set Nadal (4-4) Thiem

Dominic Thiem also reliable on serve

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1º Set Nadal (4-3) Thiem

Blank game by Nadal

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1º Set Nadal (3-3) Thiem

Comfortable game from the Austrian tennis player to tie the score at three

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1º Set Nadal (3-2) Thiem

Nadal continues to be very reliable with his serve

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Rafa Nadal's tip

Phenome-Nadal 😍@RafaelNadal #BrisbaneTennis pic.twitter.com/6z6U748pFz — Tennis TV (@TennisTV) January 2, 2024

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1º Set Nadal (2-2) Thiem

The Austrian made it 2-2, although the game was complicated despite the initial 40-0 lead.

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1º Set Nadal (2-1) Thiem

First point at the net for the Spaniard, who wins again with a break of serve.

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1º Set Nadal (1-1) Thiem

Thiem scores his first game and first point on Rafa's return

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1º Set Nadal (1-0) Thiem

Rafa Nadal returns with a clean sheet on serve

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Nadal starts serving

The Spaniard starts with the service, while the Austrian serves the rest.

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Already warming up

A few minutes before the start of the match

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Back on track

This was the moment in which Rafa Nadal went out to the track

The moment we've all been waiting for!

After nearly a year away from tennis, @RafaelNadal is back in singles action 😍#BrisbaneTennis pic.twitter.com/rUIZs5Yg7H
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) January 2, 2024

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Face to face

Here are the data between the Spanish and Austrian tennis players

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2-1 on hard courts

In total three times Rafa Nadal and Dominic Thiem have faced each other. The balance is in favor of the Austrian who has won twice.

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Rafa Nadal returns

The 2024 season starts for the Mallorcan in what could be his last year, as he himself confirmed. Today is a very important day for Spanish tennis.

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WE RETURN

In a few minutes will start the match between Rafa Nadal and Dominic Thiem, both the previous and the minute by minute of the match can be followed here on VAVEL

4 months ago

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What time is the Rafa Nadal vs Dominic Thiem match at ATP Brisbane?

This is the start time of the match between Rafa Nadal and Dominic Thiem on January 2, 2024 in several countries:

Argentina: 04:30 hrs.

Bolivia: 03:30 hrs.

Brazil: 04:30 hrs.

Chile: 02:30 hrs.

Colombia: 02:30 hrs.

Ecuador: 02:30 hrs.

Spain: 9:30 hrs.

Mexico: 2:30 hrs.

Paraguay: 3:30 hrs.

Peru: 02:30 hrs.

Uruguay: 03:30 hrs.

Greece: 10:30 hrs.

Serbia: 9:30 hrs.

4 months ago

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First qualifiers to the round of 32 at ATP Brisbane

Ben Shelton 3-6 7-6 3-6 Roman Safiullin

Holger Rune 4-6 6-4 6-2 Max Purcell

Andy Murray 6-4 5-7 2-6 Grigor Dimitrov

A tough battle in Brisbane to start the year but the No.2 seed @GrigorDimitrov gets it done!#BrisbaneTennis pic.twitter.com/zi6cx1tTNu
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) January 1, 2024

Rune Recovers! 👏

No.1 seed @holgerrune2003 comes back from set down to defeat Purcell 4-6 6-4 6-2#BrisbaneTennis pic.twitter.com/h0jjuHHMZI
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) January 1, 2024

Down goes the No.3 seed 💪

Roman Safiullin defeats Shelton 6-3 6-7 6-3 to reach R2!@BrisbaneTennis pic.twitter.com/HBL7BU6acY
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) January 1, 2024

4 months ago

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News Dominic Thiem

The 30-year-old tennis player is currently 98th in the world in the ATP ranking. He has already overcome the first two qualifying matches in Brisbane where he defeated Austrian McCabe in the semifinals and in the final against Zeppieri, although the Italian took the first set, Thiem turned the score around.

This did not have a great 2023 where he is still not fully recovered since suffering a right wrist tear in 2021. At that time he was ranked fifth in the ATP rankings and even reached number three in the world.

4 months ago

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News - Rafa Nadal

The 37-year-old tennis player returns in this 2024, after almost a year without playing. His last match of one of the best tennis players in history was on January 18, 2023 in the second round of the Australian Open where he lost against the American McDonald.

He is currently ranked number 670 in the world and his main goal is to gradually gain confidence in what may be his last year as a professional tennis player. The 2022 Roland Garros champion has been preparing and training against top level players to reach this event with strength. He returned to the courts in doubles with the experienced Marc Lopez. The Spanish pair was defeated against Purcell and Thompson by a double 6-4 in two sets, but Rafa showed a good level.

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Background

A total of 15 clashes between Rafa Nadal and Dominic Thiem with a balance of nine wins for the Spaniard and six for the Austrian. The last time they met was in an official match in 2020 at the ATP Finals where Dominic Thiem won in two sets, both in the tie break. They already met in Australia in 2020, it was at the Australian Open in a four-set match where the Austrian won in four sets.