Rafael Nadal is to make his comeback to action in Brisbane in January, a landmark sporting moment that even a fellow sporting legend believes should be something to treasure while we can.
Tiger Woods, who's making his own golfing comeback in the Bahamas, was effusive about the prospect of the return of the Spanish tennis legend when asked about it this week even before Nadal announced the Brisbane International would be his first competition for almost a year.
"I just think that we should all enjoy watching Rafa compete," Woods had said of his friend, sounding like every tennis fan out there.