Good news for the tennis fans in the Middle East as Rafael Nadal is still expected to play the Mubadala World Tennis Championship.
The King of Clay had quite a difficult season. Rafa lost the Australian Open final for a back injury, he was then sidelined for few months for an injury to his right wrist and he is now battling against appendicitis.
The Spanish Legend is meant to play the Mubadala World Tennis Championship at the beginning of 2015, but some question marks were raised by his physical conditions. Rafa should have a minor operation (appendicitis) soon after the World Tour Final to still play in Abu Dhabi.
The organization
Greg Sproule, the boss of IMG (the organizer) in the Middle East, commented “The latest is that we’re in touch with his team on a regular basis. He just played in China and that means he is back and playing, which is great news. We’re in touch with his manager Carlos Costa, who has said he is coming to Abu Dhabi.
We have to rely on what he is saying and we pressed him quite hard in terms of is he coming, and he said yes and said put me down and quote me that he is coming. So that is the strongest endorsement we can get. The fact that he has just played in China is fantastic news.”
