Rafael Nadal was unable to continue his winning streak and was eliminated from the ATP 250 in Brisbane

Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal lost today to Australian Jordan Thompson 5-7, 7-6 (6), 6-3, in three hours and 26 minutes, in the quarterfinals of the ATP 250 in Brisbane, Australia.Nadal, ranked 672nd in the world and who returned to play after almost a year of inactivity due to an injury, he battled Thompson (43rd), but was unable to extend his winning streak in the Australian tournament that marked his return to the tour. After a good first set, the Mallorcan looked like he was going to close out the match in the second set when he had three match points. However, he was unable to take advantage of those situations and everything was defined in the third set, where the winner of 22 Grand Slam titles could not face the local due to physical discomfort he suffered. Beyond the defeat, the most worrying thing for the player and his entourage was the ailment he had at the end of the match. In fact, in the post-match press conference, Nadal said: “The only problem is that it’s in a similar area and that makes me more worried than normal. The best thing that could happen is that the muscle is supercharged by the effort of these three days and a match as hard as this one. That would be ideal, but we don’t know yet.” Right now it’s too early to say anything. It’s not a day to talk about that too much. I just hope it’s a big overload and that in the next few days I can continue training. If not, it’s time for more testing. If it stays at that, an overload, then it will have been a very positive week. If not, it won’t have been so much,” added the Spaniard, who is scheduled to play the Australian Open.Finally, he stressed that he still does not know the degree of his discomfort and did not confirm his presence at the first Grand Slam of the year: “I have to see how I wake up tomorrow. I was cautious these days because after a year without playing it’s difficult to play tournaments at the highest level and you never know how the body is going to react. I have to accept things as they come and hopefully it’s nothing big and I have the opportunity to train next week and play in Melbourne. But right now I’m not 100 percent sure.”

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