Australian Open boss Craig Tiley remains confident Rafael Nadal will be ready for his Melbourne Park swansong in January – but was far more cautious predicting Nick Kyrgios’ involvement.
Australian Open officials are optimistic that two of the sport’s biggest drawcards,Nick Kyrgios and Rafael Nadal,will be fit for January’s event. Nadal’s team,however,says the Spaniard’s return date has not been determined.
From Jules Verne to Christopher Skase,Rafael Nadal’s native Mallorca has long had a powerful pull on the rich and famous. Now its natural assets of sun and sea are fuelling power itself.
Nick Kyrgios has played only one match this year due to a knee injury but returns to Wimbledon,the scene of his greatest on-court feats. What can we expect from him this time?
The Australian has previously been open about his struggles but in the Netflix documentary Break Point further detailed the despair he felt after losing to Rafael Nadal.
Novak Djokovic’s record-breaking 23rd grand slam singles title is historic and should put an end to the discussion on this generation’s greatest men’s player.
Rafael Nadal will miss the French Open for the first time in 19 years due to an ongoing hip injury,and admits his legendary tennis career could end as soon as next year.
Nadal will miss the 2023 French Open due to a hip injury that has sidelined him since January – and he says 2024 will likely be his last year on the tour.
Novak Djokovic’s coach has given fresh insight into the fierce mindset of the champion Serb,declaring almost every other player would have withdrawn from the Australian Open when presented with the same hamstring injury.
Australian tennis great Ken Rosewall is the oldest man to win a major but is unfazed if that record slips from his grasp as he compares the game he played to the one he watches now.
Stefanos Tsitsipas is into the second major final of his career,the Greek world No.4 surging into Sunday’s Australian Open men’s decider.