Rafael Nadal (672nd, Spain) reached the singles quarterfinals of the Men’s Professional Tennis (ATP) Tour Brisbane International (total prize money of $661,585).Nadal defeated Jason Kubler (102nd, Australia) 2-0 (6-1 6-2) in the second round of singles on the 5th day of the tournament held in Brisbane, Australia on the 4th.Nadal, who returned about a year after being eliminated in the second round of the Australian Open in January last year, won two consecutive games after defeating Dominic Thiem (98th, Austria) 2-0 (7-5 6-1) two days ago.Nadal will compete with Jordan Thompson (55th, Australia) in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals.
Nadal, who used this tournament as a comeback stage ahead of his appearance at the Australian Open, the first major tournament of the season, which opens on the 14th, will advance to the quarterfinals and raise his world ranking to around 450th next week.If Nadal wins this tournament, he can move into the top 210. Meanwhile, Emma Radukanu (301st place, Great Britain), who participated in the Women’s Professional Tennis (WTA) Tour ASB Classic (total prize money of $267,082) held in Auckland, New Zealand, lost to Elina Svitolina (25th place, Ukraine) in the second round. We lost 1-2 (7-6<7-5> 6-7<3-7> 1-6).Radukanu returned to the court through this tournament about nine months after undergoing wrist and ankle surgery in April of last year.Radukanu, 스포츠토토존 the 2021 US Open singles champion, will participate in the Australian Open singles finals, which opens on the 14th.