It has been an eventful past few days for the fans of Rafael Nadal. The Spanish tennis legend has kept his followers on their toes with constant updates surrounding his future. The 22-time Grand Slam champion will make a return to the sport next year after being out of action due to injuries. The updates haven’t stopped as the Spaniard has another big update to share.
A few days back, he revealed that he’s recovering well from his injury setback and will make a comeback in Brisbane ahead of the Australian Open. Let’s find out what he has to say today.
Rafael Nadal shares a cryptic story
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Minutes ago, the former World Number 1 took to his official Instagram handle where he shared glimpses of a big update. Posting a story on his Instagram handle, Nadal wrote, “More about how my year has been? Tomorrow more on reel.” Thus, fans will be eagerly awaiting to know how Nadal’s year has been as he coped with his injuries.
Owing to being away from the action and coping with his injuries, Nadal has been away from the limelight. Additionally, he had limited social media exposure during this phase which kept him away from the tennis world. Thus, it will be interesting to see how Nadal’s year panned out when he drops a new reel tomorrow.
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On the other hand, Nadal’s comeback is nearing with each passing day. Nadal will have one eye on Novak Djokovic’s Grand Slam record when he takes to the court next year. The Serb has won 24 major titles while Nadal has two less than that. Although the race is on, Nadal made a saddening revelation about it.
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Nadal downgrades himself
Fans of Nadal have been eagerly waiting for the Spaniard to get back to his winning ways. However, it will be difficult for him, given that he’s not played a competitive match for almost 12 months now. And Nadal truly agrees with it has he rubbished the competition with Djokovic.
Talking about this race, Nadal said, “I won’t win more Majors than Djokovic, but I will be back to compete. I hope to tell you more in the coming weeks. Until now, I didn’t know if I would ever play tennis again, and now I sincerely believe that I will play tennis again.”
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At 37, time is running out for Nadal in his tennis career. It’ll be interesting to see how he performs after a long injury hiatus.
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