Published December 31,2023
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Rafael Nadal suffered a doubles defeat because the 22-time grand slam champion returned after almost a 12 months on the sidelines.
The Spaniard has been out since struggling a hip harm throughout a second-round contest on the Australian Open in January.
Nadal underwent surgical procedure in June and returned to the aggressive motion on the Brisbane International on Sunday alongside Marc Lopez, who he gained Olympic gold with at Rio 2016.
The pair fell to a 6-4 6-4 defeat to the Australian duo of Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson, however there have been some promising indicators from the 37-year-old.
Nadal now switches his consideration to singles motion and Tuesday’s conflict with 2020 US Open champion Dominic Thiem, who he practised with in Brisbane earlier this week.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
