Rafael Nadal will return after five months away from competition as the first seed in the ATP 250 de Melbourne What will be celebrated between the January 4 and 9 in the same facilities as the Australian Open.
The Balearic, what I decided not to play the demanding ATP Cup To continue with his stipulated recovery plans, he will have as his main rivals the American Reilly Opelka (2), the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov and the South African Lloyd Harris, with whom he precisely fell in his last game in Washington before announcing his premature end of the season as a result of his left foot problems. His only compatriot on the list of players who will directly access the men’s final draw will also be Mallorcan. Jaume Munar.
In the female, the only Spanish contestants will be the Castellón Sara Sorribes and the grenadine Nuria Prrizas who will be able to face Grand Slam champions like the Japanese Naomi in the first week of 2022 Osaka (2), the Romanian Simona Halep (5) and the British Emma Raducanu, who signed up for the Melbourne Park event
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