Tennis: Rafael Nadal Plans for February Injury Return has been initially….

Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal is set to return on the court in February during the Qatar Open after his name appeared on the entry list for the ATP 250 tournament, staring on February 19th in Doha following yet another injury.

Nadal, 37, has missed the Australian Open this month after suffering a small muscle tear during his comeback from a long injury layoff at the Brisbane International earlier in January.

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Fans of the 22-time Grand Slam champion will be eagerly anticipating his return to competitive action in Doha as he aims to resume his tennis journey after dealing with the challenges of injuries.

Rafael Nadal looks set to make a speedy return from injury after being named on the entry list for the 2024 Qatar Open.

The 22-time Grand Slam champion returned in Brisbane after almost 12 months on the sidelines, but picked up a separate muscle issue in his hip during defeat to Jordan Thompson in the quarter-finals.

He opted to withdraw from the Australian Open, where he is a two-time champion, after saying he was “not ready to compete at the maximum level” in five-set matches.

It sparked fears he could be set for another long spell on the sidelines, but those concerns may be unfounded after the Spaniard appeared on the entry list for the ATP 250 tournament in Doha, which begins on February 19.

After Nadal pulled out of the Australian Open, Eurosport expert Mats Wilander said it was “unfair” he had faced so many long injury battles.

“We’ve been woken up all the time by rough injuries on others, but the injury that he has now, when you hear the description of it – micro, I mean the injuries he gets and has gotten are so different from other players,” Wilander said earlier in January.

“You just realise that it’s not just his ankle and his knee and the big part of his muscle, it’s also the smaller muscles in his body.