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Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz look forward to fellow superstar Rafael Nadal returning for Brisbane International ahead of Australian Open; both Djokovic and Alcaraz expect to see Nadal back at his best; 3
Both Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz expect to see returning star Rafael Nadal back at his best when he resumes competition in Australia.
Nadal will play at the Brisbane International, which starts on Sunday live on Sky Sports, before the Australian Open later in January.
Tennis legend Nadal’s season in 2023 was effectively wiped out by a hip injury..
adal suffered a muscle issue at Melbourne Park in January that required surgery and will return at Brisbane this weekend before playing in the January 14-28 Australian Open where he won two of his 22 Grand Slam titles.
The 37-year-old expects to retire in 2024 with a series of injuries limiting his appearances on the circuit but has stepped up his training in recent weeks and 24-times Grand Slam champion Djokovic said his great rival cannot be written off just yet.
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“I always expect him to play at his best, to be honest,” Djokovic said before his 4-6 6-4 6-4 defeat by Alcaraz in an exhibition match in Riyadh on Wednesday.
“Many times they’ve signed him out, they’ve done that with me as well. But we’ve proved them wrong. He’s not a kind of a player who will come back to the tour just to play, let’s say, on a medium level, play a few matches.
