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

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.

 

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

 

Rafa Nadal starts the second set with a blank game

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

 

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

Easy game for Dominic on serve

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

Dominic Thiem also reliable on serve

Blank game by Nadal

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

Nadal continues to be very reliable with his serve

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

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

 

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

Rafa Nadal returns with a clean sheet on serve

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

A few minutes before the start of the match

 

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

 

 

Here are the data between the Spanish and Austrian tennis players

 

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.

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.

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