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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