RAFAEL NADAL RETURNS at BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL

NADAL RETURNED TO SINGLES COMPETITION WITH A WIN OVER DOMINIC THIEM

NADAL BEAT THIEM 7-5, 6-1 IN THE ROUND OF 32 AT THE BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL

IT WAS THE SPANIARD'S FIRST SINGLES MATCH IN NEARLY A YEAR

NADAL WAS SIDELINED WITH HIP ISSUES AFTER LAST YEAR'S AUSTRALIAN OPEN EXIT

NADAL RETURNED TO ACTION WITH A DOUBLES LOSS ALONGSIDE MARC LOPEZ ON SUNDAY

BUT THE SPANIARD SAVED THE BEST FOR HIS SINGLES RETURN ON TUESDAY TO ADVANCE

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