A huge Rafael Nadal display puts fear into Brisbane field and warns ahead of Australian Open

A huge Rafael Nadal has qualified for the quarterfinals of the ATP 250 in Brisbane after destroying Jason Kubler. It was a brutally good win with a majestic backhand and serving like the best Roger Federer. This Nadal is a player to take into account for the next Australian Open. His opponent in the quarterfinals, another Australian: Jordan Thompson;

Court packed, great atmosphere, he asks for the service and starts with an ace. Putting fear into his opponent from the first game. Then, double fault, making it clear that he was going to risk with his serve. He took his first serve with ease and then the rest continued the same, with great intensity, with deep backhands that left Kubler completely out of ideas. He was 2-0 at the start.

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Rafa scored three aces in the third game and went to the first break with only one point lost and a double fault of his own. In the fourth game of the match Kubler began to play better with the service and saved two break balls, but Rafa was not willing to leave any crumb and after several advantages of the Australian managed to break again and get 4-0 giving a feeling of extraordinary game especially with a majestic backhand. In the fourth game of the match Kubler began to play better with the service and saved two break balls, but Rafa was not willing to leave any crumb and after several advantages of the Australian managed to break again and get 4-0 giving a feeling of extraordinary game especially with a majestic backhand. 

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KUBLER'S SHOCK.

At 5-0 Jason Kubler began to complain of a forearm problem. The match was interrupted so that the local player could be treated. We remember that Le Aussi is a player with many physical problems in his career, with 6 operations on his knee;

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After the break Kubler managed to win his first game. Finally, he could smile after a devastating start of the duel for him. Contiinuó the Australian at a good level and went 0-40 to the rest, receiving Rafa his first break balls against in Brisbane. A brutal Nadal came back and took the first set (6-1).

SECOND SET.

The second set began as the first, with Rafa Nadal breaking the serve of an opponent who during the break between sets returned to treat his forearm and seemed without tennis ideas before the Balearic;

In the fourth game of the second set Kubler again had another break ball that he did not take advantage. Rafa served a little worse than in the first set, which gave him some more options to the rest of the aussi. Even so, he put the match on track and was 3-1 up;

The final stretch of the clash was very comfortable for a Rafa who returned to tighten with his forehand, doing a lot of damage to his rival, who was still complaining of forearm. The duel was completely finished when Nadal broke again and went 5-2 up. He closed the duel with his serve (6-1/6-2).