One photo and the tennis world went into a frenzy at the sight of Rafael Nadal in practice gear, holding a tennis racket and on-site at an Atp tournament.
After staying away from the Atp Tour for precisely a year, Nadal has finally touched down in Brisbane and is expected to have his first hit ahead of his long-awaited comeback. Nadal, a wild card entrant, is the marquee player at the Atp 250 event that will herald a new dawn of men's tennis in 2024.
Like Nadal, the Brisbane International is making a comeback to the tennis calendar for the first time since 2020, and it has attracted 10 Grand Slam champions, including six former World No. 1s, as part of the 2024 edition across both tours.
Nadal has recovered from a career-threatening hip injury he sustained at the 2023 Australian Open, where his title defense ended with a straight-sets defeat to Mackenzie McDonald in the second round.
After staying away from the Atp Tour for precisely a year, Nadal has finally touched down in Brisbane and is expected to have his first hit ahead of his long-awaited comeback. Nadal, a wild card entrant, is the marquee player at the Atp 250 event that will herald a new dawn of men's tennis in 2024.
Like Nadal, the Brisbane International is making a comeback to the tennis calendar for the first time since 2020, and it has attracted 10 Grand Slam champions, including six former World No. 1s, as part of the 2024 edition across both tours.
Nadal has recovered from a career-threatening hip injury he sustained at the 2023 Australian Open, where his title defense ended with a straight-sets defeat to Mackenzie McDonald in the second round.
- 12/28/2023
- Tennis-Infinity
The Brisbane International was a staple on the Atp Tour calendar for precisely a decade before it was dropped in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
But things are about to change next year in a freshly revamped tournament calendar that will see the Atp 250 event make its return to the Queensland Tennis Centre for the first time since 2019. And the tournament has no shortage of big-name stars.
A slew of the world's best tennis players will grace the courts at the 2024 Brisbane International which will run concomitantly in the same week as its sister event on the Wta tour. So far, at least five Grand Slam champions have confirmed their participation.
The headline act is expected to be four-time Grand Salm winner Naomi Osaka who will play for the first time in more than a year. Osaka, twice a champion at the Australian Open, will use Brisbane as a tune-up event for Melbourne.
But things are about to change next year in a freshly revamped tournament calendar that will see the Atp 250 event make its return to the Queensland Tennis Centre for the first time since 2019. And the tournament has no shortage of big-name stars.
A slew of the world's best tennis players will grace the courts at the 2024 Brisbane International which will run concomitantly in the same week as its sister event on the Wta tour. So far, at least five Grand Slam champions have confirmed their participation.
The headline act is expected to be four-time Grand Salm winner Naomi Osaka who will play for the first time in more than a year. Osaka, twice a champion at the Australian Open, will use Brisbane as a tune-up event for Melbourne.
- 11/28/2023
- Tennis-Infinity
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