Here we eat again!
Superstar Rafael Nadal (37) is missing from the Australian Open in Melbourne, but he will soon be back on stage! The Spaniard wants to be there again at the tournament in Doha in Qatar from February 19th to 24th.
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He missed the first Grand Slam event of the year because he suffered a micro-tear in his hip area during the preparatory tournament in Brisbane. There he was eliminated by the Australian Jordan Thompson (29).
The 22-time Grand Slam winner then traveled to Melbourne, but the injury was too severe and he flew back to Mallorca before the tournament began. There he was examined and treated, met with former long-term rival Roger Federer (42) at his academy and announced that he would be an ambassador for the Saudi Arabian association in the future.
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Now the doctors gave the all-clear and allowed him to return to the tennis court. Nadal won in Doha in 2014 and last served in Qatar in 2016. This year, the former number 1 only played three games.
According to his announcement, 2024 will be his last season. The goals are clear: He wants to win the French Open for the 15th time and just weeks later shine at the Olympic Games at the Roland Garros facility in Paris.
Here Rafael Nadal shows the physio his injury in Brisbane
Photo: PATRICK HAMILTON/AFP
By the way, he gets into the tournaments via his Protected Ranking. This guarantees him participation in nine tournaments without having to qualify or hope for a wild card. In the world rankings, Nadal is now only at number 446 due to his one-year break from playing.
In addition to Nadal, world number three Daniil Medvedev (27/Russia), former number 1 Andy Murray (36/Great Britain) and world number five Andrey Rublev (26/Russia) have also confirmed their participation. Alexander Zverev (26) will instead play two tournaments in Mexico.
2024-01-23 08:46:11
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