The last time we saw Rafael Nadal competing on a tennis court, he was the victim of one of the biggest shocks in sport's history.
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'' I feel very well mentally but physically i need to rest '', was the 26-year-old Spaniard's reaction after suffering a surprise second-round defeat by world number 100 Lukas Rosol at Wimbledon.
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In the event, a knee injury led to an enforced absence that will finally end, after 222 days, when Nadal steps onto the clay courts of Vina del Mar in Chile to play doubles on Tuesday.
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The 11-time Grand Slam champion, who missed 10 weeks in 2009 with a similar injury, will then resume his singles career 24 hours later.
Can't wait to see him swings those hands again, it's been a while i saw him do that in the court