ATP Event: Spanish tennis giant and 20-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal is set to make his return from a foot injury at an ATP 250 in Melbourne that will begin on January 4. The development comes months after the injury ended his 2021 season. After missing Wimbledon and US Open, Nadal will look to be back in full flow ahead of the Australian Open 2022- a tournament that he has only once. The 35-year-old had ended his 2021 season in August due to injury. Follow Australian Open 2022 live updates on InsideSport.IN
ATP event: Rafael Nadal ready to make comeback in Melbourne ATP event ahead of Australian Open 2022
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The upcoming tournament will help the tennis superstar a chance to stay in the fray for the record 21st Grand Slam. He is currently tied with World No.1 Novak Djokovic and Swiss Tennis Maestro Roger Federer. Djokovic is the favourite to take over both Nadal and Federer.
The stage is SET 🏆@RafaelNadal and @naomiosaka will start the 2022 season in Victoria, headlining the Melbourne Summer Set ahead of #AO2022.
Tickets will go on sale via @Ticketmaster_AU at 12:00 pm AEDT Friday 17 December. https://t.co/WVRFnqHqgB
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) December 10, 2021
ATP Event: Nadal, the 20-time major champion, leads a strong field that also includes former world No. 4 Kei Nishikori, former world No. 5 Kevin Anderson and 2017 Nitto ATP Finals champion Grigor Dimitrov.
Nadal has not competed since this year’s Citi Open, where he lost against Lloyd Harris in the Round of 16. The Spanish superstar is No. 6 in the ATP Rankings.
Other players entered in the event include big-serving American Reilly Opelka, Kazakhstani standout Alexander Bublik and US Open quarter-finalist Botic van de Zandschulp.
ATP Event: During the same week, French star Gael Monfils will lead the way at an ATP 250 in Adelaide, which will also feature former World No. 3 Marin Cilic.
There will be plenty of young stars in action at the Adelaide tournament, including #NextGenATP Italian Lorenzo Musetti and Americans Sebastian Korda, Tommy Paul and Frances Tiafoe.
ATP event: Rafael Nadal ready to make comeback in Melbourne ATP event ahead of Australian Open 2022
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