Tennis-Australian Open chief still confident Nadal will be back in Melbourne


  • Tennis
  • Thursday, 23 Nov 2023

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 24, 2023 Craig Tiley, CEO of Tennis Australia is pictured in the stands during the quarter final match between Czech Republic’s Jiri Lehecka and Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas REUTERS/Carl Recine/File Photo

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian Open chief Craig Tiley said he remained confident Rafa Nadal would be at Melbourne Park in January despite the 37-year-old's struggles with injuries over the last couple of years.

Nadal, who won two of his 22 major singles titles in Melbourne, has not played a competitive match since bowing out in the second round of this year's edition of the Grand Slam when hampered by a hip flexor problem.

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