It seemed that his career would end like that of Roger Federer. Because Rafa Nadal, who had to have hip surgery in June, was one step away from raising the white flag and announcing his retirement away from the courts. Sport is tremendously fast: Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz have arrived, the bulwark Novak Djokovic is there. […]
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It seemed that his career would end like that of Roger Federer. Why Rafael Nadalwhich was due in June operate all’ancawas one step away from lifting flag bianca and announce his retirement away from the fields. Sport is tremendously fast: they have arrived Jannik Sinner e Carlos Alcarazthere is the bulwark Novak Djokovic. Thus the most successful tennis player in history on clay, who has a total of 22 Slam, had already been forgotten, awaiting a formal farewell amidst tears as it had been for King Roger. Instead Nadal surprised everyone once again: a 37 years old, 12 months after the last official match, he will return to the tennis court again. And he will do it from number 662 in the world of the ATP ranking, he was number one in the world in his career for a total of 209 weeks.
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— Rafa Nadal (@RafaelNadal) December 1, 2023
“After a year away from competition, the time has come return. It will be a Brisbane, in the first week of January. We see them”. This is the announcement on social media with a video of the Spanish champion, who has been absent from the fields since January 18, 2023 at the Australian Open, when he lost to Mackenzie McDonald. And to think that Nadal had won the Australian Slam the year before, as well as Roland Garros, before the physique suddenly presented the bill.
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Now, at 37 years old, the left-hander from Manacor is ready to return after the hip operation he underwent last June 2nd and will do so in ATP 250 tournament Of Brisbaneprecisely in view of the next edition of the Australian Open, scheduled from 14 to 28 Januarywhere he should receive a wild card from the organization. Without it, in fact, she wouldn’t even be able to play the qualifiers. “I believe it can’t end like this, I always have worked hard and my goodbye couldn’t be in one conference press. I’m working to finish my career the right way,” Nadal explained in his video. From Djokovic to Sinner, everyone is warned.
2023-12-01 13:36:23
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