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"The right moment": Rafael Nadal to launch 2024 comeback from injury layoff in Brisbane

The 22-time major champion has not played on tour since January, when he hurt his hip flexor at the Australian Open.

ByAssociated Press

Published Dec 01, 2023

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MADRID (AP) — Rafael Nadal will return to playing at the Brisbane International in Australia in January, the 22-time Grand Slam champion said Friday.

"After one year outside of the tour, I think it’s the right moment to be back," Nadal said in a video posted on social media.

"So I feel ready to announce that I will be back in Brisbane the first week of the season."

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The 37-year-old Spaniard has not played on tour since last January, when he hurt his hip flexor during a loss in the second round of the Australian Open.

In May, a little more than a week before the start of the French Open, Nadal announced that he would miss the tournament he's won a record 14 times and wasn't exactly sure when he might return to play.

Nadal had said then that he hoped to compete in 2024, which he expected to be his final season.

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"You never know how things will turn out," Nadal said at a news conference at the time, "but my intention is that next year will be my last year."

He wound up having arthroscopic surgery in June in Barcelona.

Dating to the end of 2022, the Spanish left-hander has lost seven of his past nine matches, including going 1-3 this season.

Nadal's 22 Grand Slam singles titles rank second to Novak Djokovic's 24 for the most among men