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Rafael Nadal has downplayed expectations ahead of the start of the new season and insisted his priority is to "be healthy", as the Spanish tennis great makes his return to the court at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship (MWTC) following a long-term foot injury.
Rafael Nadal called time on his 2021 season in August due to the foot problem, which he admitted had been troubling him for more than a year. It was the latest in a litany of injury issues that have disrupted his extraordinary career. And after a spell of rehabilitation, the 20-time Grand Slam champion has spent the subsequent months "training well".