{"id":406949,"date":"2024-01-05T17:25:19","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T17:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/01\/05\/rafael-nadal-expresses-doubt-over-australian-open-participation-tennis-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-01-05T17:25:19","modified_gmt":"2024-01-05T17:25:19","slug":"rafael-nadal-expresses-doubt-over-australian-open-participation-tennis-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/01\/05\/rafael-nadal-expresses-doubt-over-australian-open-participation-tennis-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Rafael Nadal expresses doubt over Australian Open participation | Tennis News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-106582220,imgsize-41890.cms\" \/><\/p>\n<div>NEW DELHI: <!-- -->Rafael Nadal<!-- --> is unsure over his participation in the upcoming <!-- -->Australian Open<!-- --> following his loss to Jordan Thompson in the quarter-finals of the <!-- -->Brisbane International<!-- -->. <br \/>The 22-time Grand Slam champions, who recently returned to the court after nearly a year on hiatus due to a hip injury suffered during the 2023 Australian Open, on Friday left the court for a medical timeout during his match against Thompson.<br \/>Having undergone surgery in June and not competing for the entire previous season, the 37-year-old had chosen the Brisbane International as a preparatory event for the Australian Open, scheduled to commence on January 14. Now, uncertainties surround Nadal&#8217;s readiness and potential participation in the upcoming major tournament.<br \/>&#8220;I hope I can train next week and play the Australian Open, but I&#8217;m not 100 percent sure,&#8221; Nadal said after his 5-7 7-6(6) 6-3 defeat.<br \/>Nadal, however, did not wish to make excuses or play down his opponent&#8217;s achievement.<br \/>&#8220;What matters now is that I&#8217;ve been able to play three matches in Brisbane. My opponent played very well and you have to give him credit,&#8221; the Spaniard said.<br \/>&#8220;I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s the time to talk about that (degree of pain during the match). I have to leave satisfied and congratulate the opponent. We&#8217;ll see how I wake up tomorrow and the day after.&#8221;<br \/>Nadal said the pain is in the left hip, which caused him to miss so much time away from the court, but it may not be the same issue.<br \/>&#8220;The pain is in the same place, but I feel like it&#8217;s a bit more muscular because of the tiredness.<br \/>&#8220;Last season it was the tendon and the feeling was completely different because I felt it a lot more. Today I didn&#8217;t feel anything, what happens is that being the same place you get more scared.&#8221;<br \/>Nadal has won the Australian Open twice, in 2009 and 2022, and is still hopeful of making this year&#8217;s tournament, but does not expect to be challenging for the title.<br \/>&#8220;I hope it&#8217;s just that I have a strong muscle after several days of playing and a tough match like this with Thompson,&#8221; Nadal said.<br \/>&#8220;I already said that my goal was to be competitive in a couple of months.&#8221; <\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };<\/p>\n<p>    function loadGtagEvents(isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      var id = document.getElementById('toi-plus-google-campaign');\n      if (id) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        t.id = 'toi-plus-google-campaign';\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074', n, t, s);\n    };<\/p>\n<p>    function loadSurvicateJs(allowedSurvicateSections = []){\n      const section =  window.location.pathname.split('\/')[1]\n      const isHomePageAllowed = window.location.pathname === '\/' && allowedSurvicateSections.includes('homepage')<\/p>\n<p>      if(allowedSurvicateSections.includes(section) || isHomePageAllowed){\n        (function(w) {\n          var s = document.createElement('script');\n          s.src=\"https:\/\/survey.survicate.com\/workspaces\/0be6ae9845d14a7c8ff08a7a00bd9b21\/web_surveys.js\";\n          s.async = true;\n          var e = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];\n          e.parentNode.insertBefore(s, e);\n        })(window);\n      }<\/p>\n<p>    }<\/p>\n<p>    window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n    var TimesApps = window.TimesApps;\n    TimesApps.toiPlusEvents = function(config) {\n      var isConfigAvailable = \"toiplus_site_settings\" in f && \"isFBCampaignActive\" in f.toiplus_site_settings && \"isGoogleCampaignActive\" in f.toiplus_site_settings;\n      var isPrimeUser = window.isPrime;\n      if (isConfigAvailable && !isPrimeUser) {\n        loadGtagEvents(f.toiplus_site_settings.isGoogleCampaignActive);\n        loadFBEvents(f.toiplus_site_settings.isFBCampaignActive);\n        loadSurvicateJs(f.toiplus_site_settings.allowedSurvicateSections);\n      } else {\n        var JarvisUrl=\"https:\/\/jarvis.indiatimes.com\/v1\/feeds\/toi_plus\/site_settings\/643526e21443833f0c454615?db_env=published\";\n        window.getFromClient(JarvisUrl, function(config){\n          if (config) {\n            loadGtagEvents(config?.isGoogleCampaignActive);\n            loadFBEvents(config?.isFBCampaignActive);\n            loadSurvicateJs(config?.allowedSurvicateSections);\n          }\n        })\n      }\n    };\n  })(\n    window,\n    document,\n    'script',\n  );<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/tennis\/australian-open\/rafael-nadal-expresses-doubt-over-australian-open-participation\/articleshow\/106582216.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Rafael Nadal is unsure over his participation in the upcoming Australian Open following his loss to Jordan Thompson in the quarter-finals of the Brisbane International. 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