Rafael Nadal is already in Sydney where he is training to compete in the United Cup. Rafael Nadal, who will lead Team Spain’s bid for the United Cup championship in Sydney, declared that he is eager to get the season started. The 36-year-old will represent his country at the brand-new 18-country mixed-teams competition from 29 December to 8 January in Brisbane, Perth, and Sydney.
During the press conference preceding the event, Nadal revealed that he is excited to represent Spain in this competition.
“Always the beginning of the season is exciting. For everybody it is a new thing, all the doubts, how things are going to go. Even if I don’t know how many seasons I have on the Tour, beginnings are always different.
“I have the highest motivation to try to start well. It’s always important to start well for me, for confidence. The past few months haven’t been easy for me. I just try to have the right practice here before the tournament starts.”
Nick Kyrgios
Spain is in the same group as Australia and Great Britain. Therefore, Nadal was meant to have a finger-licking clash against Nick Kyrgios. However, Nick withdrew from the competition and he will be replaced as the Australian number 1 by Alex De Minaur.
Rafael Nadal in 2022
Currently ranked no.2, Nadal played his last match on the 17th of November when he defeated world no.3 Casper Ruud 7-5 7-5 in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
During this season the Spaniard has managed to achieve an overall 39-8 record. The Spaniard has won 4 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, Australian Open, Acapulco and French Open. Nadal was the finalist in Indian Wells.
Nadal is scheduled to play next in Australian Open (Australian Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 16th of January.
Rafael Nadal |
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