Rafael Nadal is keeping his fingers crossed he will be able to play in the Australian Open after needing medical treatment during a gruelling loss to Jordan Thompson at his comeback tournament. Nadal looked poised to claim another straight-sets win at the Brisbane International when he brought up a first match point in the 10th […]
Rafael Nadal continued his impressive return from injury with a dominant win over Jason Kubler at the Brisbane International. The 22-time grand slam champion played his first match for nearly a year following a hip injury in the opening round against Dominic Thiem and built on that performance by seeing off Australian Kubler 6-1 6-2. […]
Naomi Osaka’s first tournament appearance in more than two years has ended with a second-round defeat to 16th seed Karolina Pliskova at the Brisbane International. Following an opening-round win over Germany’s Tamara Korpatsch on Monday, Osaka looked to keep her momentum going against the Czech world number 39 but was ultimately outlasted 3-6 7-6 (4) […]
Rafael Nadal returned from his year-long injury absence with a bang by winning an engrossing first-round battle with Dominic Thiem at the Brisbane International. The 22-time grand slam champion had not played since damaging his hip during a second-round match at the 2023 Australian Open. But, with this year’s Melbourne major on the horizon, he […]
Andy Murray’s preparations for the Australian Open suffered a setback following a frustrating first-round loss to second seed Grigor Dimitrov at the Brisbane International. The unseeded Scot was on course to advance after taking the opening set of a tense battle between two former tournament champions on Pat Rafter Arena. But Dimitrov hit back to […]
Rafael Nadal believes it is “impossible” for him to think about winning tournaments as he prepares to make his comeback from a year on the sidelines. The former world number one has not played a match since injuring his hip during a second-round contest at the Australian Open in January but will take his place […]