The Balearic Rafael Nadal (6) completed his second training session at the highest level since landing in Melbourne this Friday with his sights set on the ATP 250 that will start this Monday and in which he will start as the main favorite.
Tournament sources guaranteed that the intensity of the Majorcan, who has just undergone a ten-day quarantine after his positive for Covid-19, was “very high” and they assured to be "surprised with the level in the training sessions ”of the sixth classified in the world.
Nadal, who has not competed since last August after undergoing surgery to solve his foot problems, will first compete in the 250 category tournament that will host Melbourne Park and then, depending on the sensations experienced in the first test, will decide whether to compete in the higher category Sydney tournament as a prelude to the Australian Open.
His main competitor in the fight to become the most successful tennis player in history with 21 major titles, Serbian Novak Djokovic (1), announced his retirement from the ATP Cup and has not yet announced whether he will participate in the first major of the season.
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