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Rafael Nadal is set to play his first full competitive match since Wimbledon on September 25th in Astana, Kazakhstan. Nadal will face Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in a Exhibition match which will take place at the National Tennis Centre at 19:00 (GMT+6). It is also reported that both player's will deliver a signing session for their fans before the match. The news was confirmed on the official website of the Kazakhstani Tennis Federation (http://www.ktf.kz) and by Dias Doskarbayev who is the excutive director of Kazakhstani Tennis Federation.
Inform.kz has also reported that Nadal will meet President Nazarbayev to discuss how tennis can be developed more in the country. The two day visit by Nadal will also include sight seeing and meeting Nazarbayev University and Haileybury students.
Nadal has be absent from the tour as he continues to recover from his wrist injury that he suffered during a training session back in July. The injury resulted in Nadal missing the entire North American hard court swing this summer. In a recent interview the 14 time Grand Slam champion admitted that his recovery period was taking longer than anticipated and that he was unsure as to when he will return back to the tour (read more here). The exhibition match will be a good indication to Nadal of how well his wrist will cope during a full match. It is yet to be confirmed if the match will be televised or not.
Rafael Nadal is set to play his first full competitive match since Wimbledon on September 25th in Astana, Kazakhstan. Nadal will face Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in a Exhibition match which will take place at the National Tennis Centre at 19:00 (GMT+6). It is also reported that both player's will deliver a signing session for their fans before the match. The news was confirmed on the official website of the Kazakhstani Tennis Federation (http://www.ktf.kz) and by Dias Doskarbayev who is the excutive director of Kazakhstani Tennis Federation.
Inform.kz has also reported that Nadal will meet President Nazarbayev to discuss how tennis can be developed more in the country. The two day visit by Nadal will also include sight seeing and meeting Nazarbayev University and Haileybury students.
Nadal has be absent from the tour as he continues to recover from his wrist injury that he suffered during a training session back in July. The injury resulted in Nadal missing the entire North American hard court swing this summer. In a recent interview the 14 time Grand Slam champion admitted that his recovery period was taking longer than anticipated and that he was unsure as to when he will return back to the tour (read more here). The exhibition match will be a good indication to Nadal of how well his wrist will cope during a full match. It is yet to be confirmed if the match will be televised or not.
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