After a long break for injury, Rafael Nadal officially re -appeared in the early 2024 season. The first tournament he attended was Brisbane International 2024 – the event in the ATP 250 item held in Australia.
In Brisbane, Nadal had a dream starting to overcome Dominic Thiem and Jason Kubler in turn to win tickets to the quarterfinals. However, before Jordan Thompson, the King of the Platform had lost and had to say goodbye to the tournament.
Notably, Nadal is showing signs of injury. In the match against Thompson, the Spaniard had to rely on the care of the doctors in set 3. He also moved quite difficult and accepted the racket after the game lasted more than 3 hours.
Sharing after the match, Nadal said: “I feel muscle pain. The condition is not the same as last year, but it coincides with the old pain, so I am quite worried. I need to check the problem carefully.
Hope everything is fine and I can return to practice next week. I really want to attend Australia expanded, but I really can't be 100%sure. I will have to listen to my body and have an appropriate adjustment. Everything can happen “.
Australia expanded 2024 to officially start on January 14. Despite being out of the top 600 ATP, Nadal does not have to qualify for the ranking of ranking.
