ESPNtenis.com Nov 23, 2023, 3:20 PM Reading: 2 min.
The executive director of Australian OpenCraig Tiley, confirmed this Thursday that the Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal (662°) will return to the ring in the first Grand Slam of the season, a tournament in which he suffered a left iliac psoas injury last year, keeping him away from professional practice until then.
Nadal has not played a match since January 2023, when he lost to McDonald in the Australian Open.EFE
“I’m sure that Rafa will be here because he doesn’t want to miss the opportunity to repeat what he did a few years ago. She has been training, I follow her closely, probably every day because she is a very important letter for us“said the 61-year-old former South African player, who in 2013 became CEO of the competition held in Melbourne, where the Manacorí played in six finals, winning twice as champion, thanks to his performances in 2009 and 2022.
On the other hand, the former coach of Wayne Ferreira, Kevin Anderson and Rajeev Ram, among others, expressed his distrust about the presence of local Nick Kyrgios: “We have spoken with Nick, who wants to do everything possible to play in January. No It doesn’t matter if he plays or not, he will be here but you should make sure you take care of your health“.
It is worth remembering that the owner of seven titles in the highest category, who during 2023 only attended the ATP 250 in Stuttgart, losing in the first round against the Chinese Yibing Wu, a product of respective knee and wrist injuries.
2023-11-23 18:36:30
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