
Rafael Nadal is set to return at the Melbourne I (04-01-2022- 11-01-2022) event which should be the first event he plays in Australia upon return.
The Spaniard will make his return to tennis at the Mubadala World Tennis Championships which are supposed to start in a few days but his official return to Tour-level play will be at the Melbourne I event at the start of January. Nadal elected to skip over the ATP Cup choosing to focus instead on this event where he will face some solid competition overall.
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Besides Nadal, we will see Reilly Opelka, Grigor Dimitrov and Lloyd Harris at the event. The field will also include several returnees from injury like David Goffin who has not played in a very long time. Check out the full entry list below.
2022 Melbourne I Entry List:
1 Rafael Nadal 6 6
2 Reilly Opelka 26 26
3 Grigor Dimitrov 28 28
4 Lloyd Harris 31 31
5 David Goffin 39 39
6 Benoit Paire 46 46
7 Ilya Ivashka 48 48
8 Dominik Koepfer 54 54
Mackenzie McDonald 55 55
Botic van de Zandschulp 57 57
Alexei Popyrin 61 61
Tallon Griekspoor 65 65
Marcos Giron 66 66
Adrian Mannarino 71 71
Jordan Thompson 75 75
Facundo Bagnis 76 76
Jaume Munar 77 77
Stefano Travaglia 78 78
Kevin Anderson 80 80
Peter Gojowczyk 86 86
Richard Gasquet 87 87
(WC) Nick Kyrgios 93
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