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Battle of Grand Slam Champs! Rafael Nadal to face Dominic Thiem in his comeback match

Battle of Grand Slam Champs! Rafael Nadal to face Dominic Thiem in his comeback match

Thiem has won the last two meetings between the two Grand Slam champions.

It is confirmed! Rafael Nadal will face Grand Slam champion Dominic Thiem in his comeback match. With the chance of facing a qualifier in his first match since his injury in January, Nadal has found himself having a face-off with an old foe, Thiem, in Round 1 of Brisbane International.

Thiem has been struggling since 2021, when he suffered a wrist injury. Thiem has a 59-60 win/loss record since and has struggled to get past round 2 of a Grand Slam in the last two years. However, Rafael Nadal won’t be an injured and delated Theim, but rather an in-form one.

Starting 2024 on a good note, Theim has won both of his qualifying rounds matches, including a comeback against Giulio Zeppieri from a set down to step up a rematch of the French Open finals of 2018 and 2019.

Rafael Nadal, on the other hand, will prepare for the blockbuster round 1 clash by teaming up with Marc Lopez for his doubles match against Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson.

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Rafael Nadal and Dominic Thiem H2H

Nadal leads the head-to-head between the two 9-6. However, Theim leads head-to-head 2-1 when they face each other on hard courts. This 2-1 record also includes Thiem’s 4-set win over Nadal at the 2020 Australian Open.

Rafael Nadal road to the Brisbane International title

Round 1 – Dominic Thiem

Round 2 – Aslan Karatsev/Jason Kubler

Quarterfinal – Ugo Humbert/Jordan Thompson

Semifinal – Grigor Dimitrov/Tomas Etcheverry/Andy Murray

Final – Holger Rune/Ben Shelton/Sebastian Korda/Sebastien Baez

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