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Matt Verri

Rafael Nadal withdraws from Qatar Open as return from injury delayed ahead of Carlos Alcaraz exhibition

Rafael Nadal has delayed his return to competitive tennis after announcing he has pulled out of the Qatar Open.

The 37-year-old missed almost the entirety of last season with a hip injury, making his comeback after 11 months out at the Brisbane Open in January, at the start of what he has suggested will be his final year on tour.

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