The Spaniard had hip surgery twice this year, and is intensifying his recovery to return to the circuit at the age of 37. He will do it in a tournament that brings back good memories.
Rafael Nadal will return to the courts in the next Australian Open January, tournament director Craig Tiley announced this Wednesday, in what could also be the professional farewell of the multi-champion Spanish tennis player.
The victor of 22 Grand Slam tournaments He has not played since losing in the second round of the Australian tournament against American Mackenzie McDonald last January, missing the rest of the season due to a hip injury.
The Mallorcan tennis player, from 37 yearsunderwent two operations during 2023 and last month stated that he hoped to end his track career in 2024.
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The statement from the Australian Open organization
“Our 2022 champion Rafael Nadal He has been working on his recovery this year. “He always does his best in Melbourne and no one doubts how competitive he is,” Tiley said.
“I have been in contact with his team and now he has returned to the courts (to train) with the desire to return to Melbourne in January,” added the tournament director, who also announced the return of Australian Nick Kyrgios, after overcoming another injury. on your knees.
“I appreciate the vote of confidence of the Australian Open…I’m practicing every day and working hard to get back as soon as possible,” he wrote Nadal in your account social network X, formerly Twitterafter Tiley’s statements.
Tournament organizers hope that Nadal’s participation will offer him the chance to tie with the Serbian Novak Djokovic as the tennis player with the most Grand Slam titles (23) and challenge the Balkan, ten-time winner in Melbourne.
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