Former world number one Rafael Nadal announced today that he will return to the professional tennis circuit next January at the ATP in Brisbane, after almost a year of inactivity due to a hip injury.
The Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadalabsent from the courts for almost a year, announced this Friday that he will return to competition at the beginning of January for the tournament ATP of Brisbanepreparatory to Australian Open.
The 37-year-old Spaniard, currently ranked 663 in the rankings, has not played since last January when he fell in the second round of the Australian Open versus the American Mackenzie McDonald.
“After a year out of competition, the time has come to return. It will be in Brisbane and it will be the first week of January”he declared in a video published on his social networks.
After his last game, Nadal was forced to follow a recovery process for a grade 2 injury to the iliopsoas of the left legwhich motivated him to undergo surgery.
The tournament of Brisbane It will be played from December 31st to January 7th, prior to the Australian Openfirst grand slam of the season that will be played from January 14 to 28.
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