It is the news of the week, a real time bomb that many fans have been waiting for. Rafael Nadal will play the 2024 Australian Open. At least that is what Craig Tiley, director of the first Grand Slam of the year, says, who revealed a conversation in which the Mallorcan has committed to going to Melbourne.
Much has been said in the last months of 2024 about Rafael Nadal. His retirement announcement last summer was an earthquake of biblical proportions, a shock for which not everyone was prepared. Over time, the Spaniard has qualified his words, to the point of leaving the door open to a possible stay on the circuit if the physicist respects him. Along the way, surgical interventions to solve psoas and hip injuries, promising videos of training sessions at his Academy… and, within all the certainties, a question that hovered over the minds of all his fans: when will his return to competition take place? Well, the mystery has been resolved… and yes, Rafa will contest the Open the Australia 2024.
This does not mean, however, that the manacorí has the first stop on his calendar in Melbourne. There are several preparatory stops before the first Grand Slam of the year, including smaller tournaments, but the Australian Open is on the roadmap. The person in charge of confirming it has been Craig Tileydirector of the first Grand Slam of the year, who spoke on an Australian television program in which he confirmed that he has had conversations with Rafa… in which The Manacorí has given the green light to his return to the Rod Laver Arena. Tiley’s confession came in a unique setting, responding to a question about Naomi Osakawhich presumably will also return to the circuit in the oceanic tournament.
“Yes, we will have the return of some legends, of some champions who have been away for a couple of years. Of course, we can exclusively reveal that Rafa will return to Melbourne. He’s been out of the loop for most of the year, and I’ve been talking to him the last few days. He has confirmed to me that he will be back next year, which excites us all. “It’s incredible, great news.”Craig confirmed. In recent days we had seen videos of Nadal training on cement, which raised some suspicions of his intention to return to hard courts. In these videos, by the way, he was seen training at a moderate intensity, which could be good news and a sign that recovery is on the right track.
KYRGIOS WILL ALSO RETURN
Not only that of Rafa Nadal was the only announcement of the morning. Another player who has been ravaged by injuries this year is Nick Kyrgiosone of the great local attractions, who was not able to participate in the last Open and who, as confirmed by Tiley, is “training hard” to arrive in shape for the first big event of 2024. “We know Nick has been training, so we hope to see him back”Tiley pointed out, thus completing a spectacular trio of aces that will return to the big stages in an Australian Open that is already beginning to arouse interest among major fans. Will Rafa’s return to Australian territory finally materialize? If there is a positive first step, this is certainly it.
2023-10-10 23:00:14
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