nadal: Rafa Nadal to return at Paris Masters, says coach

Coach Carlos Moya said Rafa Nadal will return to the Paris Masters next week before taking his place in the season-ending ATP Finals.

Nadal won his 14th French Open title this year while battling injuries, taking a painkiller injection to deal with a chronic leg injury and was ruled out of Wimbledon due to a stomach problem.

After his loss to Frances Tiafoe at the US Open in September, he said he needed to “fix things” and was unsure about when he would play again.

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

He also took time off for the birth of his first child with wife Marie Perello on October 8.

Moya confirmed that Nadal will use the Masters 1000 event at Bercy, which the world number two has never won, as part of his preparations for the ATP final in Turin from 13–20 November.

“Before you reach Turin, you have to play matches in Paris, which are similar,” Moya told IB3 TV.

“Wherever Rafa is competitive and we go with hope and confusion.”

Originally published at Pen 18