Tennis: Rafael Nadal announces comeback in Madrid

Grand Slam record champion Rafael Nadal is facing his comeback: The 35-year-old Spaniard will return to the square at the ATP Masters in Madrid next week.

Nadal announced this on Tuesday. Most recently, he had failed for around four weeks.

Nadal had suffered a stress fracture of a rib at the tournament in Indian Wells, which forced him to break. "Despite the fact that I have just started preparing, I'm looking forward to playing at home," wrote the Australian Open Champion on Twitter. He would try to do his best.

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Especially with a view to his big goal French Open (from May 22nd), the apparently quick recovery process is good news for the 21-time major champion. He won the tournament in Paris 13 times.