Rafael Nadal's comeback will be the center of attention on Day 3 of the 2024 Brisbane International.
The Spaniard already played a doubles match alongside Marc Lopez on Sunday, but the duo lost to Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson. Now, Nadal will take to the court for his first singles match in almost a year. He will face a familiar and formidable foe in his opener, Dominic Thiem.
Thiem had to go through the qualifying rounds in order to make it to the main draw. The last time these two faced off was at the 2020 ATP Finals, with Nadal going down in two tight sets.
Other notable names in the mix on Tuesday include Victoria Azarenka, Sofia Kenin, Sebastian Korda and Danielle Collins. On that note, let's take a look at the schedule for Day 3 of the Brisbane International:
Schedule for Day 3 of Brisbane International 2024
Pat Rafter Arena
Starting at 11:00 a.m. local time: (5) Sebastian Korda vs Yanniack Hanfmann
Not before 12:30 p.m. local time: (14) Sofia Kenin vs (WC) Arina Rodionova
followed by: (8) Victoria Azarenka vs Anna Kalinskaya
Not before 6:30 p.m. local time: (WC) Rafael Nadal vs (Q) Dominic Thiem
Not before 8:00 p.m. local time: (WC) Kimberly Birrell vs (Q) Olivia Gadecki
Show Court 1
Starting at 11:00 a.m. local time: Linda Noskova vs (Q) Timea Babos
Not before 12:00 p.m. local time: Matteo Arnaldi vs Marton Fucsovics
followed by: Thanasi Kokkinakis vs (WC) Rinky Hijikata
followed by: (4) Ugo Humbert vs (Q) Alex Michelsen
followed by: (Q) Hailey Baptiste vs Danielle Collins
followed by: Mirra Andreeva vs (4) Liudmila Samsonova
Show Court 2
Starting 11:00 a.m. local time: (6) Sebastian Baez vs (Q) Lukas Klein
Not before 12:00 p.m. local time: Lucia Bronzetti vs Ashlyn Krueger
followed by: (8) Aslan Karatsev vs (WC) Jason Kubler
followed by: (Q) Zeynep Sonmez vs Clara Burel
followed by: (Q) Julia Riera vs Viktoriya Tomova
followed by: (6) Veronika Kudermetova vs Anna Karolina Schmiedlova
Court 10
Starting at 11:00 a.m. local time: J.J. Wolf vs (Q) James Duckworth
followed by: (Q) Tomas Machac vs (7) Tomas Martin Etcheverry
followed by: Magda Linette/Bernarda Pera vs Fang-Hsien Wu/Lin Zhu
followed by: (WC) Daria Kasatkina/Daria Saville vs (2) Hao-Ching Chan/Guiliana Olmos
followed by: Ekaterina Alexandrova/Anna Kalinskaya vs Tereza Mihalikova/Yifan Xu
Court 14
Starting at 11:00 a.m. local time: Greet Minnen/Heather Watson vs Caroline Dolehide/Peyton Stearns
followed by: (8) Eri Hozumi/Makato Ninomiya vs Anatasia Potapova/Yana Sizikova
followed by: Jordan Thompson vs Aleksandar Vukic
followed by: Cristina Bucsa/Alexandra Panova vs Naiktha Bains/Oksana Kalashnikova
followed by: Sofia Kenin/Asia Muhammad vs Ashlyn Krueger/Sloane Stephens
Court 6
Starting at 11:00 a.m. local time: (Q) Li Tu vs Daniel Altmaier
followed by: Romain Ameodo/Sam Weissborn vs Marcus Daniell/Michael Venus
followed by: Maxime Cressy/Marton Fucsovics vs Andreas Mies/John-Patrick Smith
followed by: (WC) James Duckworth/Christopher O'Connell vs Matteo Arnaldi/Tomas Martin Etcheverry
Where to watch Brisbane International 2024?

Viewers in the USA, UK and Canada can watch the tournament live on the following channels and sites:
USA: The official broadcaster in the region is Tennis Channel.
UK: Matches will be telecast on Sky Sports.
Canada: Fans can check out the proceedings on TSN.
Brisbane International 2024 - Match Timings
The first match of the day will begin at 11:00 a.m. local time on all courts. The evening session on the main court will not commence before 6:30 p.m. The start times for fans in the US, UK, Canada and India for Day 3 of the Brisbane International are as follows:
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