Nadal will return at the Australian Open 2024
This is very good news for tennis fans in general and those who love Nadal in particular. This player who conquered 22 Grand Slams in his career competed at the 2023 Australian Open, where he stopped in the second round. Nadal did not attend all 3 subsequent Grand Slam tournaments, including Roland Garros.
According to Tennis World, Nadal has returned to the practice court actively. The 37-year-old tennis player hopes to regain the feeling and intensity of competition and best prepare for the first Grand Slam tournament in 2024.
In his career, although he won his first Grand Slam in 2005 at Roland Garros, it was not until 2009 that Nadal conquered the Australian Open. And it took another 13 years for the Spaniard to win here for the second time.
Nadal’s return this time is very much awaited. It seems that after sacrificing almost all of 2023, Rafa is ready to return to the race with Novak Djokovic. This year, taking advantage of Nadal’s injury, Djokovic won 3 major titles to maintain the number 1 position with 24 Grand Slams.
The Australian Open may just be a stepping stone because this is clearly not a really favorable field for Nadal to compete with Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz. But beyond that, people believe that Rafa will take back what belongs to him at Roland Garros, where he holds a series of records after lifting the trophy 14 times.
