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Rafael Nadal sent the tennis world into a frenzy when he announced his return to tennis. The sport and its fans have waited to see the Spaniard play since January, but their wishes have never come to fruition till now. He plans on returning to the professional side of tennis at Brisbane International to warm up for the Australian Open. As his comeback date is revealed, his outfit for his return is also shown to the world.

Nadal’s return comes with much excitement for the fans. But this is not the first outfit we have seen for his possible return. It has been confirmed by the Spaniard himself, but in the last year, we saw another outfit for his possible French Open return, which was flamed by fans.

Comeback outfit of Rafael Nadal revealed

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The King of Clay has not been able to display his skills this year. Rafa has been out due to a hip injury and was in recovery for the entirety of the year. There was some hope that he would play in the clay slam, but he was unable to play tennis at the level that would help him win the tournament. Now that he is set to play in the Brisbane International, he is likely to wear an iconic outfit.

His wardrobe has been revealed, and a tennis fan shared a picture of the same on their ‘X’ page. As per the information shared, Rafa will wear a light-lime t-shirt with the Nike logo. With the way tennis fans anticipated his return, Nike worked day and night to ensure he would look fashionable while playing. Along with it, he will wear a pair of white shoes which have the same shade of green on the soles. ‘Rafa’ is also written in the same color on the back.

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This is not the first outfit Nike has revealed for Rafa’s anticipated comeback. However, the last outfit they shared drew the ire of fans of the sport. 

Nike receives criticism for Rafa’s Roland Garros outfit

When the French Open was still a possibility, supporters eagerly awaited any news from Rafa. Nike fueled the fires of optimism by revealing the King of Clay’s official attire for the Roland Garros. In contrast to Rafa’s normal purple or orange, the jersey was light blue with a white tick mark indication from Nike. Unlike many of their outfits, no fan enjoyed this one.

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Many said that it showed Nike’s utter lack of imagination, and some said that it wouldn’t matter what he wore because he would win if he had played. While this outfit went down in the dumps, the current outfit reveal will see much playtime in tournaments. Now, all we have to wait for is for Rafa to don and show us his style of tennis.

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