Rafael Nadal will play at the Australian Open in January along with Naomi Osaka and Caroline Wozniacki, tournament director Craig Tiley has confirmed.
Rafael Nadal will play at the Australian Open in January along with Naomi Osaka, Caroline Wozniacki, Angelique Kerber and hometown favourite Nick Kyrgios, tournament director Craig Tiley has confirmed. Nadal, the 37-year-old former world No 1 will return to the sport after undergoing hip surgery earlier this year. The Spaniard, who has won 22 Grand Slam titles, has been out of action since January after picking up a hip flexor injury in a second-round defeat at the Australian Open.
The Spaniard has slipped to No 240 in the rankings but is eligible to receive a protected ranking having been injured and not competed in any tennis event for at least six months. Nadal has won the Australian Open twice, most recently in 2022 when he beat Russia's Daniil Medvedev and became the first man in the Open Era to come back from two sets down in the final to win.
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