Rafa Nadal completed another day of training in Brisbane. Given his imminent return to the courts, he anticipates this December 31st in the doubles match that will play with Marc López against the Australians Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson, The 22-time grand slam winner trained once again at the Queensland Tennis Centre.
Under the orders of Carlos Moyá, The Mallorcan tennis player was attended by his wife, Mery Perelló, and his son in the stands., who with a mini racket in his hand, kept an eye on what his father was doing on the court. On this occasion, Nadal shared training with Andy Murray.
Rafa Nadal trains with Andy Murray.
Nadal will debut in the individual draw on January 2. His rival will come out of the previous one. He will avoid the top seeds in the draw (Rune, Shelton, Dimitrov…). Among the names of his possible opponents are Tomas Machac (23 years old, 78 ATP) Dominic Thiem, who suffered to beat James McCabe (he got 2-6, 3-5 and three match points)or the Argentine Diego Schwartzman.
Brisbane will witness Nadal’s return after almost a year away from the courts. His last match was on January 18 at the Australian Open. “I feel good, much better than I expected a month ago. I can’t complain. It’s going to be a tough process at first. In the end, I haven’t been on a tennis court for a year. I’ve been practicing for the last month a good intensity. I’m not saying anything is impossible, but just being here is a victory.“Rafa commented at an event with fans in Australia.
Rafa is going to start his 24th season in professional tennis He accumulates more than 1,500 matches, 3,000 sets and 30,000 games. He is back on track after this year off the slopes and undergoing surgery on his iliac psoas and hip.
2023-12-30 11:21:42
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