Nadal looks to be challenging after difficult year


epa05084298 Spain's Rafael Nadal (L)signs autographs to his fans during the Mubadala World Tennis Championship 2015 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on 31 December 2015. EPA/ALI HAIDER

ABU DHABI (AFP): Rafael Nadal is confident he will be “very competitive” in 2016 after a difficult year during which the world number five struggled with his early form.

The Spaniard made a strong push at the end of last season to finish inside the top-five but his results in 2015 were the worst he has recorded in more than a decade as he admitted he was struggling with confidence.

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