The 22-time Grand Slam winner, 38, is looking to add to his title collection this month.
One of the greatest players in the history of men's tennis is making a push for yet another title, well into his playing dotage.Rafael Nadal, 38, who has battled an unlucky spate of injury issues during what's mostly been a lost 2024 season, vanquished the No. 5-seeded Cameron Norrie 6-4, 6-4 during a Thursday second-round match at the Nordea Open in Bastad, Sweden.
He would not return until the 2024 Brisbane International, where he advanced to the quarterfinal. He suffered a muscle injury during that round, and ultimately sat out the Australian Open. Nadal sat out the entire grass-court season, including Wimbledon.'I think I played in some moments good tennis, in some moments I need to play a little bit more aggressive, but that is part of the journey today,' Nadal noted.
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