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Spain's Rafael Nadal serves the ball to Belgium's Zizou Bergs at the Italian Open tennis tournament, in Rome, Thursday, May 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Nadal shows he’s not quite ready for retirement in Italian Open comeback win

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Rafael Nadal of Spain returns the ball to Darwin Blanch of United States during the Mutua Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid, Thursday, April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Rafael Nadal cruises to straight-set win over American teenager in first round of Madrid Open

By Tales Azzoni - Associated Press

Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal gives a press conference at the Mutua Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid, Wednesday, April 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Rafael Nadal says he is not 100% fit ahead of Madrid debut, still unsure about playing French Open

By Tales Azzoni - Associated Press

FILE - Spain's Rafael Nadal attends a training session ahead of the Laver Cup tennis tournament in London, England, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. Rafael Nadal says he will play the Laver Cup in Berlin in September in what may be one of the 22-time Grand Slam champion’s last tournaments. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

Rafael Nadal poised for Laver Cup swan song in Berlin in September

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Rafael Nadal, of Spain, waves to the crowd at his doubles match against Australia's Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson during the Brisbane International tennis tournament in Brisbane, Australia, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. Nadal put off his return to the tennis tour because he isn't yet healthy enough to play, announcing Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, that he will sit out next week's Qatar Open. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard, File)

Rafael Nadal pulls out of the Qatar Open because he isn’t yet healthy enough to play

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Rafael Nadal of Spain looks dejected between games in his quarter-final match against Jordan Thompson of Australia during the Brisbane International tennis tournament in Brisbane, Australia, Friday, Jan. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard)

Nadal’s comeback on hold after withdrawing from Australian Open with hip muscle injury

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Rafael Nadal of Spain reacts after winning the third set against Daniil Medvedev of Russia during the men's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022. Rafael Nadal says that he will return to playing at the Brisbane International in Australia in January. (AP Photo/Hamish Blair, File) **FILE**

Rafael Nadal lowering own expectations in ‘unexplored terrain’ when he returns to tour in January

By Tales Azzoni - Associated Press

Spain's Rafael Nadal returns to Lithuania's Ricardas Berankis in a second round men's singles match for the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, June 30, 2022. Nadal is sure he'll be returning to competition after missing nearly all of 2023 with a hip injury that required surgery. And now he says he'll be revealing his comeback plans soon. Nadal wrote Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023 on social media: “I confirmed yesterday I'll be back” and punctuated that message with a smiling emoji. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, file)

Rafael Nadal will reveal his comeback plans soon after missing nearly all of 2023

By Howard Fendrich - Associated Press

Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, kisses the championship trophy after defeating Daniil Medvedev, of Russia, in the men's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) **FILE**

Djokovic still winning Grand Slam titles at age 36 shouldn’t surprise anyone

By Howard Fendrich - Associated Press

Novak Djokovic of Serbia, left, takes part in a practice session ahead of the Wimbledon tennis championships at Wimbledon, in London, Sunday, July 2, 2023. The Wimbledon Tennis championships start on July 3. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Wimbledon 2023: Here is what you need to know before play begins Monday

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Novak Djokovic of Serbia, left, takes part in a practice session ahead of the Wimbledon tennis championships at Wimbledon, in London, Sunday, July 2, 2023. The Wimbledon Tennis championships start on July 3. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Wimbledon 2023: Here is what you need to know before play begins Monday

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United States' Frances Tiafoe holds up the trophy after winning the final match of the Stuttgart Open against Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff, in Stuttgart, Germany, Sunday, June 18, 2023. Tiafoe won 4-6, 7-6 (1), 7-6 (8). (Marijan Murat/dpa via AP)

American Frances Tiafoe heads to Wimbledon with a career-high ranking and high hopes

By Howard Fendrich - Associated Press

Serbia's Novak Djokovic plays a shot against Spain's Carlos Alcaraz during their semifinal match of the French Open tennis tournament of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Friday, June 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Novak Djokovic eyes history with a 23rd Grand Slam title at the French Open; Casper Ruud seeks 1st

By Howard Fendrich - Associated Press

Spain's Rafael Nadal speaks during a news conference at his tennis academy in Manacor, Mallorca, Spain, Thursday May 18, 2023. Nadal had arthroscopic surgery on Friday, June 2, 2023, for the injured left hip flexor that forced him to sit out the French Open for the first time since he won the first of his record 14 titles there in his 2005 tournament debut. (AP Photo/Francisco Ubilla, File)

Rafael Nadal is expected to miss 5 more months after having hip surgery

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Novak Djokovic of Serbia poses with the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup in the gardens of Government House the morning after defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece in the men's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. Novak Djokovic has made his long-term goal clear: He wanted to focus on accumulating Grand Slam titles in order to surpass the trophy total of rivals Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. With the French Open set to start Sunday, May 28, 2023 without either the injured Nadal or the retired Federer, Djokovic gets the chance to finally lead the career standings alone with a men’s-record 23 if he winds up with the championship two weeks from now. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)

Djokovic enters French Open with chance to top absent Nadal with record 23rd Slam title

By Howard Fendrich - Associated Press

Spectators take photos on their smartphones of a new statue of Spain's Rafael Nadal on day two of the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, Monday, May 31, 2021. This year's French Open will be the first since 1998 with neither Rafael Nadal nor Roger Federer in the field. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File) **FILE**

Rafael Nadal’s absence changes complexion of French Open

By Howard Fendrich - Associated Press

Spain's Rafael Nadal plays a shot in the fourth round match of the French Open tennis tournament against Jack Sock of the U.S. to win in four sets 6-3, 6-1, 5-7, 6-2, at the Roland Garros stadium, in Paris, France, Monday, June 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Michel Euler) **FILE**

Rafael Nadal might never play again; he also might surprise us and win something

By Howard Fendrich - Associated Press

Spain's Rafael Nadal lifts the trophy after winning the final match against Norway's Casper Ruud in three sets, 6-3, 6-3, 6-0, at the French Open tennis tournament in Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, Sunday, June 5, 2022. Rafael Nadal will hold a news conference at his tennis academy in Spain on Thursday, May 18, 2023, amid media reports that he is going to miss the French Open for the first time since he won the first of his record 14 titles there on his debut in 2005. Nadal has been sidelined by an injured left hip flexor since January, when he lost in the second round of the Australian Open. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)

Rafael Nadal to miss French Open with hip injury, expects 2024 to be last year of tennis career

By Joseph Wilson and Howard Fendrich - Associated Press

Rafael Nadal, of Spain, wipes the sweat from his face during his second round match against Mackenzie McDonald of the U.S., at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023. Nadal has pulled out of the French Open because of a lingering hip injury that has sidelined him since January and says that he expects 2024 to be his last year on the tennis tour. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake) **FILE**

Rafael Nadal’s career timeline is filled with wins, losses, rivalries and injuries

By Howard Fendrich - Associated Press

Spain's Rafael Nadal lifts the trophy after winning the final match against Norway's Casper Ruud in three sets, 6-3, 6-3, 6-0, at the French Open tennis tournament in Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, Sunday, June 5, 2022. Rafael Nadal will hold a news conference at his tennis academy in Spain on Thursday, May 18, 2023, amid media reports that he is going to miss the French Open for the first time since he won the first of his record 14 titles there on his debut in 2005. Nadal has been sidelined by an injured left hip flexor since January, when he lost in the second round of the Australian Open. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)

Rafael Nadal to hold news conference amid reports out of Spain that he will miss French Open

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