Rafael Nadal returned from his year-long injury absence with a bang by winning an engrossing first-round battle with Dominic Thiem at the Brisbane International. The 22-time grand slam champion ...

Even under heavy fire, Thiem offered stout resistance in the first set, matching Nadal stroke for stroke until the 12th game. But once that first break arrived – and also concluded the first set ...

Playing against a former world No. 3 and the 2020 U.S. Open champion in Thiem, Nadal was never truly threatened, and he won eight of the final nine games in the match to win in just 89 minutes.

Rafael Nadal returned to action in style with a dominating straight sets win over Dominic Thiem to advance to the second round of the Brisbane International. Despite almost 12 months off the court ...

Rafael Nadal defeats Dominic Thiem in Brisbane in first singles match in almost a year His last singles outing had come 349 days earlier at last year’s Australian Open. He had hip surgery last June.

Rafael Nadal has joined multiple former and current tennis superstars in bidding farewell to Dominic Thiem upon his retirement. The Austrian announced the end of his career in May, stating that ...

There is something in the air in New York around the time of the US Open that can lead to opportunity. While the dominance of ...

Across all surfaces, Thiem is 6-9 against Nadal. He has won their last two meetings, however: at the 2020 ATP Finals (round-robin stage) and at the 2020 Australian Open (quarterfinal).

Thiem beat world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in a five-set semifinal, which ended Saturday, but he was unable to find an answer to Nadal’s power and accuracy on an overcast afternoon on Court Philippe ...

Thiem, who had upset top-ranked Andy Murray in the semifinals on Saturday, was trying to win his second title of the season. He won in Rio de Janeiro in February. Nadal won five straight titles in ...

All level at 4-4. Nadal 4-3 Thiem* 09:38 , Ben Fleming Some errors follow from Thiem on the background, allowing Nadal to race through his service game to love.

Thiem almost clocks Nadal with a passing effort as he pulls it back to 40-30 but an ace from Nadal means we still haven’t reached deuce yet in this first set. *Nadal 4-4 Thiem 09:42 , Ben Fleming ...