For those who still had a little doubt, this one is no longer really allowed: Rafael Nadal, absent for the entire second part of the 2021 season due to a foot injury, did not return to the circuit to make up the numbers. At 35, he still has enough underfoot (and in the racket) to offer himself an expeditious victory against Marcos Giron (6-1, 6-4, 6-2 in 1h49), this Monday, at the 1st round of the Australian Open.
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“I feel better and better”
For his first Grand Slam tournament since Roland-Garros 2021, the Spaniard, at 35, showed in any case that he had lost none of his ambition or his determination. Qualities that will be very useful to him before a possible second round against the formidable Thanasi Kokkinakis. Anyway, while a legend, Novak Djokovic, had to leave Australia, another one is indeed back…
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