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Spanish tennis legend, Rafael Nadal‘s return to the court post-surgery has delighted his famous fan, Carlos Alcaraz. Nadal went through a complicated hip surgery, which forcefully paused his professional tennis career for five more months. Now after a leap of one year, Rafael Nadal is ready to rock the court with the upcoming Brisbane International. However, Nadal’s Coach Carlos Moya seemed quite anxious over this Spanish tennis legend’s performance in the 2024 season.

Now Nadal’s return to professional tournaments brought hope to many tennis stars, including Russia’s Anna Blinkova. Now following Alcaraz’s hopeful message about Rafael Nadal’s return, fans can understand the anticipation.

Carlos Alcaraz keeps high hopes for Rafael Nadal on his return to professional tennis post-surgery

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Rafael Nadal’s return to tennis with Brisbane International might make many fans anxious, but Alcaraz dropped a great hope for the Spanish tennis legend. In a recent interview, Carlos Alcaraz expressed that he believes the upcoming tennis season will be great for Nadal. In Alcaraz’s words- “I think he’s ready. I saw videos of him in training, he looks 100%. Other players told me that they had trained with Rafa in recent weeks and that he will return to the tour with a good level. His best level. I think he is ready to do great things in 2024.”

Carlos Alcaraz’s message expressed that he is a true Rafa fan. Despite Nadal’s coach’s unsure, this Spanish tennis prodigy hopes to see a remarkable tennis performance from Rafael Nadal. Given Nadal’s previous records on the court, nobody can blame Alcaraz’s confidence in the tennis legend.

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While it expressed hope, Alcaraz’s message also represented the tennis fan’s curiosity over Rafael Nadal’s return to professional tennis. Since it is rumored that Nadal might take his final retirement this season, fans are over excited to see what mark he leaves on his final performance.

What happened to Rafael Nadal that stopped him from playing professional tournaments for a year?

Rafael Nadal had to undergo hip surgery after he suffered an injury in his left foot. While he performed surprisingly well in the 2022 Wimbledon, he had to opt out of Rolland Garros for his immense pain. Doctors from overseas performed this complicated surgery well, but Nadal was advised to take rest for another five months. Now, after a long break, this Spanish tennis maestro is ready to rock the tennis court once again.

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Carlos Alcaraz’s hope for Rafael Nadal expressed that he is a true Nadal fan. Why it won’t be? Since Nadal is a great example of indomitable spirit and resilience in professional tennis. Now, following Alcaraz’s comment, fans hope his predictions about the Spanish tennis legend to become true in the upcoming season.

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