Through a video on his social networks, the Spanish tennis player announced which competition will mark his comeback after a year away from the courts.
Rafael Nadal now has everything ready for his return to the ATP circuit . The current number 663 in the ranking announced this Friday that he would be present in official competition again after having been without competitive activity since January 18, when he lost in the second round of the Australian Open against Mackenzie McDonalds.
Through a video posted on his social networks he indicated that “After a year, it’s time to return. It will be in Brisbane, the first week of January. We’ll see each other there “, he assured in his message.
The Spaniard underwent hip surgery in June this year, he is slowly returning to the training he intensified in October, all with the aim of being able to be present at the next edition of the Australian Open , a competition that could take place with an invitation that would allow him to face Novak Djokovic again.
Of course, to determine how its calendar will continue, we will have to wait for the reaction of the body of the manacorí, thinking that in 2024 the Paris Olympic Games will also appear, which will take place on the clay court of Roland Garros.
Optimism
In mid-November, Rafael Nadal gave some signs of this return to professional tennis. “I’m fine, I’m training and I’m happy ” the 22-time Grand Slam champion said during a tennis clinic, as reported by the ATP Tour at the time.
“I’m going through a good time in my life. Until now, I didn’t know if I would ever play tennis again, and now I truly believe that yes, I will. I’m not yet ready to say where, but I can train a little more each time, and the evolution is good,” he said on the occasion.
“We know the pain will never go away, but there has been a step forward,” he said. “It’s a lot for me. Talking about tennis is something else, as well as the level at which I can play. But the progress has been great and positive in trying to play again, something we have been fighting for for several months. I hope that in the coming weeks I will be able to say something more concrete “, a situation that ended up happening this Friday.
“How much? At what level? It’s difficult to answer. He never lost the illusion of playing again. Things are becoming visible little by little over the weeks. I’m at a moment where things are going in the right direction. “, he commented.
“Personal success is often more powerful than general success. The hope is to play again. Things are never known. I feel that it will be very difficult to return to a very high level of tennis. If I didn’t have the hope of trying to be competitive, I wouldn’t do everything I’ve done in recent months at the age I am and after a very long career,” he said. -he continued.
Finally, he indicated that “the years pass. I hope to play again, and it gives me great personal satisfaction. I’m not going to win more Grand Slams than Djokovic, but I’m going to give myself the opportunity to enjoy them again » Nadal closed.
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