FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Australian Open Previews - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 19, 2020 Spain's Rafael Nadal trains. REUTERS/Kim Hong-ji
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Spain's Rafa Nadal will begin his quest for a 20th Grand Slam title against Bolivia's Hugo Dellien at the Australian Open on Tuesday, while organisers are confident a rain-hit opening day will not hold up the tournament.
World No. 1 Nadal, the reigning French and U.S. Open champion, has not lifted the trophy at Melbourne since his first triumph at the hardcourt competition in 2009, but the 33-year-old is fresh and injury-free for the first time in many months.
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