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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Rafa: "I'm not in a terrible shape, but I'm not well enough to play. At the end of one of the practice sessions I felt it was getting stiff. I'm having daily treatment and trust things will improve in the next few days. I think I'm a bit better now, but I'm not yet ready to play a match at the highest intensity 'cause I'm not at my 100% and we
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Rafael Nadal announced on Twitter that he will not compete on Tuesday evening in Team Spain’s opening tie against Team Australia at the ATP Cup due to a stiff lower back.
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Kia: "On the move with Rafa for over 15 years, we are excited to announce that we are uniting with another of his long-standing partners, Babolat.
Join us in following Rafa’s journey in Australia."
