After a year away from the court due to injury, the 37-year-old tennis king Rafael Nadal is making a comeback. On December 25, the Brisbane tournament officially announced that the 37-year-old Nadal's first comeback match will be Brisbane ATP 250.
Prior to this, the tennis star had revealed that he would return to the court in Brisbane in the first week of the 2024 season. On December 2, Beijing time, Nadal posted on his social **:"Hello everyone!After a one-year hiatus, it's time to return. I'll be in Brisbane in the first week of January, and I'll see you there. "
It's been almost a year since the Spaniard was out of action due to injury. In January, Nadal was injured in an accident in the second round of the Australian Open against McDonald. Although he continued to play the whole game despite the injury, the subsequent MRI results showed that his injury was not optimistic, and it was confirmed that it was a second-degree iliopsoas injury in his left leg, and he was expected to recuperate for up to 6-8 weeks.
Then, in February, Nadal announced that he would withdraw from the Indian Wells and Miami Masters tournaments and instead undergo surgery. Since then, Nadal has been training **. After a long absence from competitions and no accumulation of points, Nadal's world ranking continued to improve, and his record of ranking in the world's top 10 for 912 consecutive weeks also came to an abrupt end. Nadal, currently ranked 663rd in the world, qualified by using a protected ranking.
Despite age and injuries, getting back on the pitch will not be an easy task for the Spaniard. But he said that he is not willing to end his career and wants to regain the feeling of being a player and fight for glory after recovering from injury"I don't think I should end my tennis career in this way, I think I've worked hard all my career, so I shouldn't end my tennis career at a press conference. "
According to official information, the Brisbane ATP 250 will be played at the Queensland Tennis Centre between December 31 this year and January 7 next year.
If nothing else, the Brisbane ATP 250 will also be the opener of Nadal's final year of career. When announcing his retirement from the French Open in May, he revealed his intention to retire in 2024"I won't be able to compete on tour for the next few months, and when I'm physically ready, I'll be back, maybe at the Davis Cup at the end of the year. I want to be ready before the Davis Cup, I want to race in 2024, that will be the last year of my career, and I hope to be able to enjoy and say goodbye to some events!"
*: Oriental Sports**].
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