This time he reached his limits. And perhaps he even unfortunately crossed them. Rafael Nadal lost his flag during his third match back on Friday in the quarter-final in Brisbane against a very inspired Jordan Thompson (55th in the world). As usual, the Majorcan fought to the end despite an injury at the end of the match, finally losing in three sets (5-7, 7-6, 6-3) and 3h25 of play. failing to finish in the second set on one of his three match points, he missed his chance. But it is his physical state that worries the most now.
Rafael Nadal eliminated in the quarter by Jordan Thompson despite three match points, physical alert for the Spaniard
