The Spanish Rafael Nadal is grateful for the “vote of confidence” from the Australian Open tennis which announced a few hours ago that the Balearic player, winner of twenty-two majors, will be part of the draw for the first Grand Slam of the season. , in Melbourne, next January.
“I appreciate the vote of confidence from the Australian Open… I’m training every day and working hard to get back as soon as possible”Rafael Nadal said on social networks in response to the words of Craig Tiley, director of the oceanic tournament announced this Wednesday the return of the Spanish tennis player.
Tiley indicated that the double Australian Open champion will be part of the event which starts in Melbourne on January 14.
“We can exclusively reveal that Rafa will be back. He’s been away for most of the year and speaking to him over the last few days, he confirmed that he’ll be back (at the Australian Open), which we’re really excited about in. It’s incredible.”, declared on the “Today” program on Australian television Channel 9.
The director emphasized that Nadal, who previously announced that next season could be his last season in tennis, “he will show up to win”, as he did in 2009 and 2022. However, Rafa clarified these words, remembering that he does not have an established return date.
The next Australian Open will start on a Sunday, January 14, and will last fifteen days, one more than the previous editions, to spare the players the burden of matches and extra schedules. A change that the tournament itself is considered “historic.”
Nadal, 37, played his last official match on January 18, when he lost in the second round of the Australian Open 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 to American Mackenzie McDonald.
A week ago, Nadal could be seen practicing on the tennis court at his academy in Manacor (Mallorca) after the hip surgery he underwent at the beginning of June, in a video he broadcast on his account. on the social network Instagram.
Here you can see Nadal returning a forehand and backhand ball from the back of the court as part of mental training on his return to competition.
Source: La Verdad
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