After re -appearing, Rafael had a dream start at Brisbane International 2024. The UK passed Dominic Thiem and Jason Kubler in turn to win tickets to the quarterfinals.
Here, Nadal's opponent continues to be a player of the host country – Jordan Thompson. On the central field, the two players had a dramatic competition. After nearly 3 and a half hours, the new ticket was determined.

Entering Set 1, Thompson won the previous break in game 7, but Nadal also immediately reclaimed the break in game 8 to balance the score. In the last games, the Spanish tennis player is more brave. He won the break right in game 12 decided to win 7-5.
Set Set 2, no player has a break in all 12 games. Therefore, they have to enter a series of tie-breaks to determine the victory. Nadal started to lead 3-0, but finally lost 6-8 regretful.
Peacefully 1-1, the two players have to play set 3. Here, Nadal lost the break and game 4 and could not turn the flag. He accepted the racket with a defeat of 3-6.

In the end, Nadal lost 7-5, 6 (6) -7, 3-6 and officially stopped at Brisbane International 2024. The crew king will have 1 week of rest before entering the competition in Australia.