Rafael Nadal should have returned to the tour in Indian Wells after another injury break. One day before his first round match, the 37-year-old said: “I’m not ready to play at the highest level yet.” What happens next?
Rafael Nadal actually wanted to know it again in 2024. After a year-long injury break – others would have ended their careers at the advanced tennis age of 37 – the Spaniard returned to the tour at the beginning of January at the ATP tournament in Brisbane.
Nadal made a good first impression in the preparatory tournament for the Australian Open, winning two games and getting injured again in the quarterfinals. The diagnosis of a torn muscle fiber was synonymous with a cancellation for Melbourne and the next compulsory break. Back to Manacor. Stay patient again.
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