Rafa Nadal completes his first training session in Brisbane
Rafa Nadal is already training in Brisbane. The winner of 22 grand slams arrived yesterday on Australian soil to return to the courts after almost a year away from competition. “Hello Australia. Brisbane.” It was the message that the Mallorcan published on social networks of him along with a photograph of him arriving at the Queensland Tennis Center..
Nadal completed two training sessions. In the morning with his team, while in the afternoon I shared the court with the Dane Holger Rune “I’m happy to be back on the circuit and happy to be in Brisbane after a few years,” Nadal commented. to the tournament website.
Rafa Nadal has not played an official match since losing on January 18 in the second round of the Australian Open to Mackenzie McDonald, after which it was confirmed that he suffered a grade 2 injury to the iliac psoas of his left leg. In mid-May, he announced that he would not be able to return for Roland Garros and spoke of a pause in his career until he was fully recovered, advancing that 2024 could be his last year. June 2 he had hip surgery. He December 1 confirmed that he will return to Brisbaneprelude to the Australian Open.
At 00:00 hours from December 29 to 30, the competition draw will take place.. That’s when Nadal knows who his first rival will be. Without being seeded, he can compete against top tennis players like Rune, Dimitrov or Humbert, among others.
Before Nadal participated in a tournament event on the Queen Street Mall stage which will take place on the Australian morning of Friday. You’ll be joined by tournament director Cameron Pearson for a question and answer session and sign some tennis balls for fans in attendance.