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When has Craig Tiley previously wrongly announced players for Australian Open returns including Andy Murray, Roger Federer and Serena Williams
Tennis NewsSaturday, 14 October 2023 at 08:00
Australian Open Tournament Director Craig Tiley has recently announced that the former world number one Rafael Nadal is set to return to action in the first Grand Slam of the year in 2024.
The Spaniard has been spending time on the sidelines all this year because of fitness concerns and it is because of this reason he ended up missing three out of the four Grand Slams.
The news definitely left the tennis fans excited but it is worth noting that Tiley’s record when it comes to making announcements has not been great.
Previously, the 61-year-old has made claims about some of the big-name players that proved to be untrue.
In 2018 and 2020, Tiley announced that the former world number one Andy Murray would be in action in the Australian Open but that did not happen.
In 2018 and 2022, he also made an announcement that America’s legendary tennis star Serena Williams would take part in the first Grand Slam of the year and that also never happened.
In 2021, Tiley announced that Federer, who struggled with a knee injury for the most part of 2020, would be playing in the Australian Open but once again, that did not happen.
Nadal is regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of men’s singles tennis in the Open era, having won 22 Grand Slam titles.
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