Nadal to make tour return at Brisbane International

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The 22-time Grand Slam champion has not played a competitive match since bowing out in the second round of this year's Australian Open when hampered by a hip flexor problem

Aadi Nair in Bengaluru, Reuters News

December 1, 2023

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Tennis - ATP Masters 1000 - Italian Open - Foro Italico, Rome, Italy - May 16, 2021 Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates with the trophy after winning his final match against Serbia's Novak Djokovic REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

Former tennis world number one Rafa Nadal will return at the Brisbane International warm up event for the Australian Open in January, the Spaniard said on Friday.

The 22-time Grand Slam champion has not played a competitive match since bowing out in the second round of this year's Australian Open when hampered by a hip flexor problem.

(Reporting by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru, editing by Christina Fincher)

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