The 2024 Australian Open begins on Sunday without one of its great numbers. Rafa Nadal suffered a muscle problem at the Brisbane tournament that forced him to withdraw from the first Grand Slam of the season.
Many thought that the former world number 1 had said goodbye to Australian soil forever, but that may not be the case.
This is what the director of the Australian Open said, Craig Tileywho revealed a private conversation on the tournament’s official podcast where The tennis player told him that “if I play, I feel good and I don’t get hurt, I’ll be back in 2025.”
We remember that, In November, Craig Tiley spilled the beans saying that Nadal will participate in the Australian Open.
“We can exclusively reveal that Rafa is coming back. He’s been away for almost a year and talking to him the last few days, he confirmed that he’s coming back (at the Australian Open), which we’re really excited about. Is incredible“he said in remarks on the ‘Today’ program on Australian television’s Channel 9, remarks that prompted Nadal to come out to ask for calm and clarify that he had not yet made a final decision.
We’ll see if this time there’s a rejection or not, and if Tiley is right again and fans can enjoy another year in the presence of one of the great legends in tennis history.
Source: La Verdad
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