- Spaniard in excellent form since return from hip injury
- 22-time grand slam champion faces Jordan Thompson next
Rafael Nadal continued his impressive return from injury with a dominant win over Jason Kubler at the Brisbane International.
The 22-time grand slam champion played his first match for nearly a year following a hip injury in the opening round against Dominic Thiem and built on that performance by seeing off Australian Kubler 6-1, 6-2.