Rafael Nadal Already in Australia. The Balearic Islands is preparing in Brisbane for his return to the slopes after nearly a year out with injuryand he does it with enthusiasm but very realistically.
“It’s impossible to think about winning tournaments nowadays. What is possible is to enjoy the return. I didn’t expect much: a year I wasn’t on the track” he said at an event with children held at the Brisbane Open facilities.
Nadal also insisted that 2024 is “probably my last year on the professional circuit” and is very happy with how he has reached this point in the season. confessing that he feels “much better than I expected a month ago.”
“I can’t have super long-term goals because I don’t see myself playing for a super long time. I don’t know how things are going to continue. I’m not a player who tries to predict what might happen in the short term, and it’s more difficult in the medium term.“The former world number 1 has decided that this Saturday he will find out who will be his first rival in a tournament that will feature a luxury poster headed by Holger Rune, world number 8, and including players of the caliber of Andy Murray, Ben Shelton. , Grigor Dimitrov or Sebastian Korda.
After simulating competition sets first in Kuwait and then in his academy, against rivals he will meet again on the ATP Tour, At 37 years old, the Balearic player faces the challenge of recovering his best level after spending a year sidelined with an iliopsoas injury in his left leg that landed him in the operating room in June.
Manacorí began training in Brisbane, alongside Carlos Moyà and Marc López pending the technical side, with Rafa Maymó making sure Nadal’s body is ready.
After the first adaptation session, Nadal faced one of the current young stars, the Danish Holger Rune, who will start as the first seed in the competition. At 20 years old, number 8 in the world, he wanted to compete with Carlos Alcaraz and Jannick Sinner, and after the signing of the German Boris Becker he also joined his team with the Swiss Severin Luthi, who stayed with his friend Roger Federer. team for many years.
Rafa Nadal entered the frame with an invitation from the organization as he is ranked 672 in the world ranking. They can be paired with anyone in the opening round as they are not seeded due to their low classification. He will retain the protected rank, No. 9, to access some tournaments, such as the Australian Open, but in draws the current position in the ATP list rules.
Source: La Verdad
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