It will be the pair’s sixteenth Lexus ATP Head2Head meeting
The main match of Rafael Nadal’s rebound will be against individual Huge homerun champion Dominic Thiem.
It appeared to be the Spaniard wouldn’t confront a lamentable draw at the Brisbane Global introduced by Evie, his most memorable competition since the 2023 Australian Open, when he was opened to play a qualifier in the principal round. On Sunday previous World No. 3 Thiem was attracted to that line.
It will be the pair’s sixteenth Lexus ATP Head2Head fight, with Nadal driving their series 9-6. Their last experience came at the 2020 Nitto ATP Finals, where Thiem won in two tie-breaks.
Nadal and Thiem rehearsed together in Brisbane before in the week. “Had some extraordinary practice meetings over the most recent few days! ” Thiem composed on Instagram.
Much to their dismay they would remain across the net from each other in the main round.
Thiem mobilized from a put down in both of his passing matches to win in three sets. In the principal round, the Austrian defeated a 6-2, 5-3 shortage as well as a snake alarm to progress.
