A “highly motivated” Rafael Nadal welcomed rival Novak Djokovic’s much-anticipated return to the Australian Open as “good for tennis” Wednesday, Dec. 28, while brushing off suggestions this may be his last tilt at the season-opening Grand Slam.
Rafael Nadal of Spain poses for pictures after a press conference with team members at the Tennis Centre in Sydney on December 28, 2022, ahead of the United Cup tennis tournament.
It will provide a warm-up for his defence of the ustralian Open title next month at Melbourne Park, where he swept past Russian Daniil Medvedev to win this year in an epic five-setter. Nadal, who has a record men’s 22 Grand Slam titles to Djokovic’s 21, said he was happy to see his superstar rival back.
Nadal backed up his ustralian Open win this year with a 14th French Open but struggled with injury after withdrawing from the Wimbledon semi-final with an abdominal tear in July. “The last few months haven’t been easy for me. Main thing for me now is recover the positive feelings on court, being competitive. I hope to. I am ready to make that happen, but let’s see.”
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