The leaders of the Australian Open are struggling these days with numerous dismissals of top tennis players who do not want to travel to Melbourne due to injuries and coronavirus. However, today they finally got some good news as Rafael Nadal is sure to come to them!
In a year without Roger Federer, Dominic Thiem, Juan Martin del Potro, and many others, the absence of the Spanish tennis player would be an additional blow for the Australian Open.
Fortunately, Nadal is coming to Australia. As it has been officially confirmed, he will participate in the ATP 250 series tournament in Melbourne, which will be a preparation for the Australian Open.
Although Nadal has not been officially confirmed on the list of participants in the first Grand Slam of the season, there is no doubt that the Spanish will come to win the new, 21st Grand Slam of his career.
True, Nadal only lifted the trophy once in Australia, back in 2009, when he was better than Roger Federer in a great final.
The “bull from Mallorca” suffered in the previous period with a foot injury, then a coronavirus, but it seems that he is ready to return to the tennis caravan.
Recently, Nadal trained in Mallorca with Daniel Rincon, the US Open champion in the junior competition.
We will see how much that will help him at the Australian Open, which is on the program from January 17 to 30.
