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Rafael Nadal to miss Australian Open due to muscle tear
January 07, 2024 4:04 pm
Nadal made his long-awaited comeback in Brisbane after spending almost a year on the sidelines with a hip flexor injury sustained during his second round defeat to Mackenzie McDonald in last year's Australian Open
Rafael Nadal runs into reality on comeback trail, squanders 3 match points to lose Brisbane QF
January 06, 2024 5:17 pm
After hip flexor injury caused a year out, Spaniard suffers more hip pain in three-set defeat to home-favourite Jordan Thompson.
Tennis: Rafael Nadal’s comeback could add a layer of intrigue to a sport slowly moving into the future
January 01, 2024 12:34 am
As Rafa Nadal makes his comeback, what has been consistent in his tone of messaging has been his tempering of expectations. But can we expect another fairytale or two?
Tennis: Rafael Nadal announces comeback, set to return playing in Australia
December 02, 2023 7:15 am
22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal is set to make his return to professional tennis at the Brisbane International in January after being sidelined for a year with a hip flexor injury
When Roger Federer was asked by a fan: ‘Can I have a picture with you Mr Nadal?’
May 24, 2023 7:49 am
Over the course of the AMA, a fan pointed out that Federer's bio still identified him as a professional tennis player. To this, Federer responded by changing his bio to: "No longer a professional tennis player."
French Open will miss Rafael Nadal, the man who humbled and humanised Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic
May 20, 2023 8:32 am
He was the disruptor who didn't allow world tennis to be a monopoly first and duopoly later. Federer and Djokovic had the skills to win consistently on clay, but not on Nadal's watch.
Rafael Nadal to skip French Open for the first time since 2005, plans to retire next year
May 19, 2023 7:47 am
14-time French Open champion, yet to recover from a hip flexor injury, says 2024 will 'probably be the last year' of his professional career
Rafael Nadal says he is not yet fit, to miss Monte Carlo Masters
April 04, 2023 4:33 pm
Rafa Nadal will miss next week's Monte Carlo Masters tournament having failed to recover in time
Rafael Nadal says he 'can't be competitive over two matches', adds he had to withdraw from Wimbledon out of respect for himself
July 09, 2022 12:20 am
The Spaniard' was forced to retire from the event after suffering an abdominal tear during his five-set win over Taylor Fritz in the quarterfinal.
Rafael Nadal cautious in return at Rio Open following back injury
February 20, 2014 12:36 pm
Rafael Nadal was sidelined for much of the 2012 season with a left knee injury.
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