Spanish great Rafael Nadal's comeback to tennis came to an end when he lost a 3hr 25min marathon quarter-final to Australian Jordan Thompson at the Brisbane International on Friday.

Tennis: Rafael Nadal's comeback halted in epic encounter against Jordan Thompson in Brisbane

Defending champion Karolina Pliskova used her big serve to full advantage to end Naomi Osaka's return to tennis in the second round of the Brisbane International on Wednesday.

Tennis: Naomi Osaka's Brisbane comeback ended by big-serving Karolina Pliskova

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Tennis: Rafael Nadal's comeback halted in epic encounter against Jordan Thompson in Brisbane

Tennis: Naomi Osaka's Brisbane comeback ended by big-serving Karolina Pliskova