Nadal Open Australia 2024. Rafael nadal will not play at the australian open after suffering an injury during his quarterfinal defeat to jordan thompson at the brisbane international on friday, he. Melbourne, australia (ap) — three former australian open champions — naomi osaka, caroline wozniacki and angelique kerber — are set to return to melbourne park.

Rafael nadal hasn’t played professional tennis since january’s australian open as he’s been dealing with a hip injury. Rafael nadal and carlos alcaraz faced an even start against the underdog duch pair of tallon griekspoor.