Uncle Toni 'very excited' to see Rafael Nadal's recovery and Wimbledon return in 2024 after surgery

Toni Nadal says he is “very excited” to see nephew Rafael Nadal’s return at Wimbledon next year. The 22-time Grand Slam champion is not playing Wimbledon this summer as he recovers from surgery. Ad He might miss the rest of the season and has suggested 2024 will be his final year on tour.

WimbledonAre Federer, Nadal, Williams at Wimbledon this year?A DAY AGO “I am enormously excited to see my nephew's recovery and see his return next year to this magnificent setting to prove, as [singer and songwriter] Carlos Gardel said, that 20 years are nothing,” Toni Nadal wrote in El Pais. Nadal made his first appearance at Wimbledon 20 years ago and made five consecutive finals stretching from 2006 to 2011, winning two. Toni Nadal coached his nephew from when he was a junior through to 2017, winning 16 Grand Slam titles together.

Remembering his nephew’s Wimbledon debut, Toni Nadal added: “It was the first time that Rafael had the opportunity to participate in one of the four big tournaments [Grand Slams]. “He was just 17 years old and his professional career was limited to three previous tournaments: Monte Carlo, Barcelona and Hamburg. “His first meeting was on court No.

7 against the Croatian Mario Ancic. Despite then-tennis guru Nick Bolletieri's prediction that our opponent would prevail easily, Rafael managed to not only win the match in four sets, but also reach a creditable third round. Nadal says 2024 likely to be his last on tour Wilander: Djokovic could win nine or 10 Wimbledon titles «He then beat Englishman Lee Childs before he fell to Thai player Paradorn Srichaphan.