Rafael Nadal was unable to participate in the Australian Open-2024, but the injury received in Brisbane was not very serious, and the Iberian will return to the court at the tournament in Doha.

Rafael NadalPhoto: Patrick HAMILTON/AFP/Profimedia

Rafael Nadal is on the list of participants from ATP Doha

22-time Grand Slam winner Rafa returned after a year’s absence (due to a hip problem) but was injured again in a match loss to Jordan Thompson.

Nadal (37 years old) said that he received a micro-tear of a muscle, but he seems to have recovered and was included in the list of participants of the Qatar Open (February 19-24).

The Spaniard is currently ranked 446th in the world and won the tournament in Doha in 2014 (after the final with Gael Monfils). Daniil Medvedev (3 ATP), Andriy Rublev (5 ATP) and Andy Murray will also take part in the “ATP 250” competition.

Rafael Nadal (37 years old) defeated Dominic Thiem (7-5, 6-1) and Jason Kubler (6-1, 6-2) this year, but lost dramatically to Jordan Thompson [5-7, 7-6(6), 6-3]missing three match points.

Know:

  • At the age of 37, Rafael Nadal won 1,070 career victories and lost 221 times.
  • He has 92 ATP titles won over a period of time, and 22 of them are Grand Slam tournaments (two titles behind record holder Novak Djokovic).
  • Before the tournament in Brisbane, Nadal played his last official match at the Australian Open early last year when he lost to Mackenzie Macdonald in the second round.
  • Rafa has since missed the entire 2023 season with hip problems and underwent surgery last June.
  • Although Novak Djokovic, one of his biggest rivals in his career, has said that Rafa will return to win major titles, the Spaniard believes that he is not ready to win ATP titles at the moment.