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Rafael Nadal will return to competitive tennis in Brisbane in January after
year out; 22-time Grand Slam champion to begin final year on ATP Tour as he
prepares for Australian Open; Spaniard’s last match was second-round defeat to
Mackenzie MacDonald in Melbourne at start of 2023

Rafael Nadal will return to tennis for the first time in a year when he plays
at the Brisbane International in the first week of January, live on Sky Sports.

The 22-time Grand Slam champion has not played since a second-round defeat to
American Mackenzie McDonald at the Australian Open at the start of 2023 when he
was hampered by a hip injury.

Nadal confirmed on social media that his comeback will take place in Australia
next month as he begins his final year on the ATP Tour.

In a video on X, the 37-year-old said: “After a year away from competition,
it’s time to come back. It will be in Brisbane, the first week of January. I’ll
see you there.”

Sky Sports viewers will be able to watch Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Iga Swiatek
and more in 2024 thanks to new five-year partnerships with the ATP and WTA to
show tennis all-year round.

The Brisbane International will help Nadal prepare for the Australian Open in
Melbourne later in the month, a tournament he has won twice before, in 2009 and
2022.

Nadal came from two sets down to defeat Daniil Medvedev in the 2022 Australian
Open final and then went on to win the French Open for a record-extending 14th
time later that year.