Like the preparations for this COVID-influenced Australian Open, Rafael Nadal’s back injury is not ideal, but his overall position is one of gratitude: to Tennis Australia, to the nation of Australia for excellent pandemic management, and for the mere fact that he can ply his trade as a tennis player amid global carnage that has impacted on him personally.
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MELBOURNE (Reuters) - World number two Rafa Nadal is still struggling with the back injury that ruled him out of this week’s ATP Cup but is hoping for some improvement before his first-round match at the Australian Open on Tuesday.
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MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Rafael Nadal eased fears that a back injury might prevent him from playing in next week’s Australian Open with a full-blooded training session on Saturday.
The 20-times Grand Slam champion took to the John Cain Arena court
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Rafael Nadal will begin his quest to win a record 21st Grand Slam championship title against Laslo Djere of Serbia at the Australian Open, which begins on Monday. Nadal, who picked up the 2009 trophy in Melbourne, has been drawn in the same half as Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev and Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Pablo Carreno Busta guaranteed Spain’s spot in the ATP Cup semi-finals on Friday with a win against Greece’s Michail Pervolarakis.
Rafael Nadal, who led Spain to last year’s championship match against Serbia, has not yet competed in this edition due to a stiff lower back.
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