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Rafael Nadal has subtly hinted that he could make his return from injury at the Australian Open in January.
The 22-time Grand Slam winner’s last appearance on the court came at the tournament earlier this year.
However, he picked up a hip injury during his second round defeat to Mackenzie McDonald and has been out of action ever since.
Nadal therefore missed the French Open, Wimbledon and US Open in 2023 and is currently out of the top 100, with the Spaniard undergoing surgery in June.
He is also planning to retire in 2024 and Australian Open director Craig Tiley claims his Grand Slam return will come in Melbourne.
“We can reveal exclusively here that Rafa will be back,” he told the Australian TV programme ‘The Today Show’.
“He’s been off for most of the year and in talking to him over the last few days he confirmed he will be back, which we’re really excited about, the champion of 2022. That’s awesome.”
Amid such an announcement, Nadal took said on his X account: “I appreciate the vote of confidence from the Australian Open… I am practising every day and working hard to come back asap.”
Despite this, the 37-year-old’s representative Benito Perez-Barbadillo told Reuters that there is not yet anything to announce regarding a return.
“I can confirm to you that Rafa is practising, as everyone saw on his last post on Instagram. But there is no date confirmed, scheduled or programmed yet for his comeback.”
