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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Rafa Nadal marked his singles comeback after being out injured for nearly a year with a convincing 7-5 6-1 victory over Austrian former world number three Dominic Thiem in the Brisbane ...

Playing in his first competitive tennis match in nearly a year, Rafael Nadal defeated Dominic Thiem 7-5, 6-1 at the Brisbane International on Tuesday in Brisbane, Australia.

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).

Nadal was overpowered by ninth seed Thiem — the only man to beat him on clay for the last two seasons — in the first set as the 25-year-old hit 13 winners and made only two unforced errors in ...

Tennis icon Rafael Nadal didn’t look like he’d spent nearly a year away from the game as he defeated Dominic Thiem 7-5, 6-1 at the Brisbane International on Tuesday in Australia. Nadal, 37 ...

Dominic Thiem has reflected that competing with Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer contributed to his career-derailing wrist injury. The 2020 US Open champion proclaimed, though, that ...

Thiem, who won his sole Grand Slam title at the 2020 U.S. Open, lost two Roland Garros finals to Nadal and one Australian Open final to Djokovic — statistically the hardest and second-hardest ...

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 ...

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.