“The king of clay court” Rafael Nadal is still training hard to have the best preparation for the tournaments in early 2024.
Earlier this month, former world No. 1, “Clay Court King” Rafael Nadal announced great news for tennis fans around the world when he announced he would return to competition. in early 2024 .
For much of 2023, “Rafa” struggled with a hip injury – an injury no sportsperson wants to suffer. The Spanish tennis player has not played a match since retiring to Mackenzie McDonald at the Australian Open earlier this year.
At the present time, Nadal is actively training to regain his best feeling and be ready for the upcoming challenges. The first tournament he competes in in 2024 is the Brisbane International Tournament (Australia), lasting from December 31, 2023 to January 7, 2024.
Most recently, on his personal Instagram page, Rafael Nadal posted photos of him practicing with Germany’s No. 2 tennis player, currently ranked 25th in the world: Jan-Lennard Struff with the caption “Great training session.” today with @jl_struf (Struff’s personal Instagram account)”.
Jan-Lennard Struff is also a player in a similar situation to Nadal. He had a miraculous acceleration in 2023 after a previous serious injury, reached the top 30 in the world and was honored in the category The player with the ATP’s strongest comeback of the year.
Two days ago, “Rafa” also spent time practicing with fellow tennis player Richard Gasquet at the Rafa Nadal academy, which he founded and manages.
These are all quality opponents so that Nadal can soon regain his form and burn his best in the upcoming 2024. It is likely that this will be the last professional season of the Spaniard’s career.
Although currently immersed in the top 800 in the world, ranked below the number 1 player of Vietnamese tennis – Ly Hoang Nam on the rankings, with the ranking protection law (benefits for players injured from 6 months or more) with his reputation, Nadal can still easily participate in the ATP Tour tournaments at the beginning of the year without having to compete in qualifying rounds.
