Three former Australian Open champions — Naomi Osaka, Caroline Wozniacki and Angelique Kerber — are set to return to Melbourne Park in January following maternity leave, joined by 2022 winner Rafael Nadal and hometown favorite Nick Kyrgios. Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley says Nadal and Kyrgios are expected to return from major injuries in a bid to challenge Novak Djokovic’s dominance at Rod Laver Arena. Tiley says 10-time Australian Open champion Djokovic and No. 2-ranked Carlos
Tennis player Rafael Nadal, center, attends the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Real Sociedad at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023. Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus leaves the court after defeated by Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan in the women’s singles quarterfinal match of the China Open tennis tournament at the Diamond Court in Beijing, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023.
Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley told the tournament launch Wednesday that Nadal and Kyrgios are expected to return from major injuries in a bid to challenge“Our 2022 champion Rafa Nadal has been working hard on his rehab for most of this year,” Tiley said. “He always brings his best to Melbourne and no one can doubt how hard he competes. I’ve been in touch with his team and he’s now back on the court and looking forward to returning to Melbourne in January.
Tiley also announced that the tournament will honor Australian legend Evonne Goolagong Cawley on the 50th anniversary of the first of her four Australian Open title victories in 1974. She also won Wimbledon twice and the French Open once. Tiley said Goolagong Cawley’s image will feature on the coin used before matches at the Australian Open and at all warm-up tournaments in Australia in advance of the first major of the year.
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