"Hope not to see what happened with Roger Federer": Rafael Nadal's comeback analyzed by Jim Courier

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Friday, 17 November 2023 at 10:00
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Former world number one America’s Jim Courier is hoping that Spain’s Rafael Nadal’s much-awaited return will not have a similar ending to what happened with Switzerland’s Roger Federer.
The former world number one is currently spending time on the sidelines as he continues his recovery from a knee injury. It was because of this reason he ended up missing three out of the four Grand Slams in 2023.
Courier, who won four Grand Slams in his career, was recently quoted in a report where he expressed optimism to see Nadal returning to the court very soon.
"What you hope not to see is what happened to Roger [Federer],” he said. “You know Roger really worked hard to get back and he was ready and then it was one bad move and one little slip and that was really the end of it for him.
"Even then his [Federer's] greatness allowed him to get into the quarterfinals of Wimbledon. I just hope we don’t get that kind of scenario again. But any view of Rafa back on a court, especially at Roland Garros, would be welcome.”
Nadal is often termed one of the greatest players in the history of men’s singles tennis in the Open era, having won as many as 22 Grand Slam titles in his illustrious career.

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