Rafael Nadal will return to motion at subsequent yr’s Australian Open, his uncle Toni has mentioned.

Nadal has been absent for almost a yr with a hip damage, however might be again on the courtroom in January.

“I believe that it will come at the Australian Open,” Toni Nadal instructed Spanish radio station Onda Cero.

“Obviously my nephew intends to be cautious, which is what he has to do. Every day he's getting a bit of higher. It is true that it has been a really lengthy damage, however hey, it's what it's.

"It is a high-level sport; in the end it is almost obligatory to play with pain, unfortunately, because you push your body to the limit.

“Pushing it to the limit is what makes you have all these problems."