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‘We need you’: Djokovic backs ‘legend’ Nadal to return from injury again

‘We need you’: Djokovic backs ‘legend’ Nadal to return from injury again

Doha (AFP) – Novak Djokovic said that sport needed “legend” Rafael Nadal to make another comeback after it was announced Wednesday that the injury-plagued Spaniard had withdrawn from his season-opening tournament in Brisbane. Nadal said that he would not play in Brisbane because of a left thigh strain, prompting yet more fears over the 32-year-old’s long term future in tennis. Nadal, who claimed his 17th Grand Slam title at Roland Garros last year, has not played a competitive match since September. He also lost the world number one ranking to Djokovic, whose battles...

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