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After the ATP Masters 1000 in Shanghai, the final necessary commitments of the boys’s tennis season will transfer to Europe, the place the final ATP Masters 1000 of the yr shall be performed in Paris, after which the ATP Finals in Turin.
Lastly the appointment with the Davis Cup in Malaga, the place Italy will play the quarterfinals with the Netherlands. After a short interval of relaxation for the well-deserved holidays, the tennis gamers will get to work making ready for the brand new season and the primary main occasion of the yr, the Australian Open 2024, the primary Slam which marks the beginning of aggressive actions of the following yr.
Craig Tiley, CEO of the Australian Main, revealed some nice information on the day of the match’s launch, which can certainly please followers of the game. Coinciding with the beginning of the Australian Open there must be the not but confirmed return of Rafael Nadal, whose final match was on this very match, from which his lengthy ordeal started.
The Spanish champion is warming up and able to return to the circuit, with Tiley saying: “The 2022 Australian Open champion has labored laborious to get well from his harm. He has at all times given his greatest in Melbourne and nobody can doubt his power of his aggressive spirit.
I’ve remained involved along with his staff, he’s again on the sector coaching and has the goal of returning to Melbourne in January.”
Not simply Nadal: the opposite champions in Melbourne
However as anticipated, the one regarding Nadal shouldn’t be the one excellent news realized this morning from the boss of the Australian Open 2024.
In all probability, Nick Kyrgios may also return along with the 14-time Roland Garros champion, whose final and solely look of the season dates again to the Stuttgart grass, the place he was stopped by the Chinese language Yibing Wu.
Tiley stated: “He’s doing his greatest to return to the courtroom at his greatest. Everyone knows how a lot enjoying the Australian Open means to him, he by no means fails to carry emotion and keenness. His extraordinary tennis, his sense of spectacle, at all times provides one thing particular to the match.” Becoming a member of Nadal and Kyrgios may also be the return of Caroline Wozniacki, Naomi Osaka and Angelique Kerber, who will as soon as once more take to the courts at Melbourne Park after maternity go away.
The Blissful Slam CEO stated: “We’re delighted to welcome again these extraordinary champions, Naomi, Angie and Caroline, who lit up the Australian Open and impressed followers with their athleticism, endurance and sportsmanship. We’ll welcome them, their households with open arms right here in Melbourne and we won’t wait to see what the following chapter of their story brings them. They may discover that the panorama has modified considerably.”
