Rafael Nadal To Return At Paris Masters 

Rafael Nadal will return to competition at next week’s Paris Masters before taking his place at the season-ending ATP Finals.

Coach Carols Moya said Nadal has battled with injuries this year, winning his 14th French Open title while playing with pain-killing injections to manage a persistent foot injury.

Moya confirmed that ”Nadal would use the Masters 1000 event in Bercy, which the world number two has never won, as part of his preparations for the ATP’s finale in Turin from Nov. 13-20.”

He pulled out of Wimbledon due to an abdominal problem.

After his defeat to Frances Tiafoe at the U.S. Open in September, he declared that he needed to “fix things” and was unsure about when he would play again.

The Spaniard with a men’s record of 22 Grand Slam titles, partnered with Roger Federer in a doubles match at the Laver Cup last month before pulling out of the tournament.

Reuters/ Ejiofor Ezeifeoma